That had both men squinting at him. But Ben relaxed. "Life is hard. There ain't no room or time or money to fool around." Ben said, turning to Simon for a moment. Simon's mouth became a hard line, but he stared down at the net and said nothing. Rose cast her eyes down. Ben turned his full attention back to Elijah. "Eh, surely now that ye'r back, you can settle and find a wife and all..."