Remus nodded slowly, attention still on his papers, looking over them with fresh eyes. Though his smile had faded, Remus greatly appreciated the reassurance, comforted by it even in its most abstract form.<br/>“I’ll keep that in mind,” he answered, glancing over at Black who, seemingly, had yet to commit to starting any work, his attention still on Remus.<br/>“That that’s just how it is, I mean,” he felt compelled to clarify, a smile ghosting at the corner of his lip, not wanting to appear schadenfreude.<br/>His eyes dipped again, fiddling with his pen.  “I don’t feel miles ahead, but I’ll keep that in mind, too.”