[ A small nod, and then a tilt of his head. ]

It's also that...I am...not good at saying the things I'm told to say. You may have picked up on that fact. [ The fact that Byerly is as stubborn as a feral mabari, in his own way.

Then, amending: ] Or, well. Not when I care about what's being said. I'll obviously say whatever I'm ordered to when I'm working someone.