That would explain some of the hesitation, then. If people are coming and going like that, that makes it hard to know who to treat as a friend and who is just a stranger.

I don't blame you for being cautious.

[It doesn't confirm his hopes, but doesn't deny them, either. He's curious as to how far he can press. But he'd rather not raise any more suspicions than he already is. Ion might be young and an easy target for kidnappers, but Guy knows that he is not stupid.]