"Aye." And it's wistful, and it's mournful, because some things it's kinder to deny than accept.

"You're a good man," she says after a moment, still looking at him, "Captain." And her smile's a little more genuine as she says, "Shan't tell a soul it's so, though."

It's still genuine, but not quite as playful as Lucy adds, "And you? When it stops spinning, will you hold on tight to what it point at?"