[ realising that he may have said a wrong thing - a very wrong thing - daylight is quick to sidestep the conversation and leave it at that, one of his hands coming into view as he holds them up apologetically. ]

Um... [ what does he say? okay? yes? alright? doesn't feel right to him to say that because ketih is doing all of this and day thinks he's a leader but- leaving this hanging isn't his thing and might not have the best consequences.

in the end, he uses a word he's heard his mom used a lot when he was watching old recordings and clips of her at her job, her element. ] Noted. Just really impressed you thought this all out, you know? Never occurred to me that we couldn't... you know. Trust Lady Astoria and the other stuff.

[ this is his most graceful attempt to change the topic and yes. this does mean his other attempts would somehow be worse than this. ]