[Alex presses his lips together, but accepts it. This is not Ben. This is not his friend. This is his friend's family. Big difference. If Zack doesn't want to be Zack to anyone but Ben - fine.]

[But he's not letting it go all the way.]

Ben told me that you're the one who kept everyone safe.

[It means two things: he knows Zack's role, he understands on some level. And Ben has told him things. Ben trusts him, to some extent.]

It's working one day at a time, is how it's working. I'm still going. I'm still breathing. My people are still safe.