[Examination of Crowe's emotional state is forgotten for the moment. Lucas blinks at him for a bit before smiling.]

. . . I think it still is. To be able to work hard at something, that's always admirable, to a point. What you want to do is up to you, of course, so even if you don't want to be a thief . . .

[The point seems to have been missed. Lucas's only idea of a thief comes from Duster, and of course, Kay. Lyn is a thief, too, but he's pretty nice.]

And definitely, your goal is even better now, so.

Is that what you were worried about when you set this up?