Delta, for his part, barely notices the secondary meaning of the phrase. When he's focused on one meaning he tends to miss others, a trait that had more than once caused him trouble and made him aware he needed a counterpart in order to ferret out the truth; books are, he's found, far more straightforward than people. The written word is easier to interpret than tone.

So he smiles in what he hopes is an encouraging fashion, because after all he has found he likes Prince Loki's company. "I will try to make the timing of my reports consistent, but I find it fair to warn you I have been known to become absorbed in my work."