[Alhaitham glances over to Benedikta when she makes some form of gesture, and it takes a second for him to put two and put together to catch onto what she's saying. Or rather, asking.]
No, I am not. [Is all that he says in response, so very simply. Kaveh perhaps would have gone on to elaborate further as to why it is necessary to keep them on, but Alhaitham sees no point in doing so since he hadn't been asked about it. And, well—small talk has always been overrated for him too. He sees no point beating around the bush when he can just say what needs to be said and not waste any more time than strictly necessary.]
no subject
No, I am not. [Is all that he says in response, so very simply. Kaveh perhaps would have gone on to elaborate further as to why it is necessary to keep them on, but Alhaitham sees no point in doing so since he hadn't been asked about it. And, well—small talk has always been overrated for him too. He sees no point beating around the bush when he can just say what needs to be said and not waste any more time than strictly necessary.]