The other board members looked eagerly at Charles. Some of them had spoken to him on video call before he was hired but only one he had met in person before. They all had helped in the process of seeking him out and convincing him that he should come back and take this on after his own personal failings. He smiled to the board going around the room to shake their hands before he looked over to Caden, "Yes he has been helpful in getting me well situated and getting me up to speed on the company. I'm sure I will be spending time with you in the next few days to do more of your own experience and perspective but I'm very excited to feel like there is excellent potential here."<br/><br/>He spoke about the situation as if partly he was speaking about Caden and maybe that was in part true. Charles moved to pull a chair out for his charge to sit in as he kept standing tablet in hand. "I will be sure to my best in to make sure this company thrives." The men and women, mostly men as there was only one female on the board, nodded along looking anxiously between the two. "And you're finding your accommodations otherwise satisfactory?" Lin Chen asked with a pleasant smile as she made eye contact with Caden. She had always been more than a bit anxious about all the rumors in Caden's more wild days.<br/><br/>"Yes, the house is lovely and I'm going to be starting interviewing team leads on how to help streamline some feedback process. You have done an excellent job of building a family here and I'm looking forward to hopefully making it that much better." Charles said all the right things but there was something about the way the man spoke. It was clear he did care about the company and had expressed he cared about Caden as well but he never seemed to take this as something personal and something he owned. It was always about the work he put in from the outside not from being welcomed into the fold and doing it from the outside in. It was a curious combination of committing and yet holding at a distance.