And I'm clearly not remaining silent now.

[ He breathes in a few times, sticking his hands in his pockets to keep them from clenching. ]

I'm well aware of how this works, Lark, I didn't arrive yesterday. And I wasn't protecting him: it was a misunderstanding and no lasting damage was done. Now I know different but I couldn't know that otherwise until now, barring said invasive exploration.

Or should I treat every inmate like a violent time bomb?