He was talking a lot, but it saved Arthur having to talk while he worked out what he thought about this situation and occasionally side-eyed the other boy as if he thought he might trip him up out of nowhere. Arthur made the occasional sound of acknowledgement to show he was listening, but aside from that no real conversation was forthcoming.

Alfred had to have expected that though, right?

The question, at least, didn't really leave him any room to continue with that and he gave a half-hearted shrug, glancing away.

"Yeah, they're all here, but they've got more interesting things to do than bother me." Unlike some people, it seemed.