Neal raises his eyebrows, surprised but also not. Roman is graduated. Willa is... well, from what Neal can tell, she's settling into her own, and she doesn't seem ready to leave even though he's pretty sure she came here to start because of Raylan. Raylan doesn't do well with idleness.

He shifts one hand from where it rests on his stomach to take Raylan's free hand. "Why would it ever do that?"

He smiles, a little nervously. "It might actually answer a question I've been having trouble with myself."