"You should," Silver teases. "The truth is that the Admiral Benbow is a front. We're all bank robbers." If he can't make fun of himself and where he comes from, he's shit out of luck. At least with Benedict it sounds like a joke.

Oh, and that foot moves, bumping him lightly. Silver smiles.

"I doubt you," he says suddenly. "About if you're truly as happy as you seem."