[He listened to her detailing the scenario which lead up to the scene that he had seen in both video and pictures, receiving valuable context for that. He did not find that his assumptions about the scenario had been too far off, but he felt off about the timing. The boy had only recently arrived, and given the previous history...

Of course, Silco was the hated target, wasn't it? The boy had accused him of brainwashing and manipulating his daughter. It was not the first time such notions were leveled at him. It was that or that his daughter compromised him and made him weak. The people here would likely be in full belief that he was the problem when it came to Jinx.

He nodded his head, easing back into his chair. There did not seem to be as much untoward as he would have liked, but that didn't mean that he was pleased to hear that there would be aggressive pursuit of his daughter. Maybe she actually had the right idea and they should vet each other's interest. Or just not have them at all.]

I see. Facts of the past speak differently regarding him hurting her. However, you said you couldn't be together with him. Why?