Never any skirting the issue here. Prying isn't so charming, but Isaak has nothing to hide.

"I could say it's unwise for a man in my position to have too many attachments," he replies, glancing off at nothing in particular. It's an obvious lie, a bit of a tease. "But the truth is, it's not my area."

It is perhaps not the world's most vehement declaration, but the look in his eyes-- and the decidedly appraising (and rather approving) look he casts over the other man-- ought to make his meaning clear.