Gold took a moment to absorb that, because he did catch on that something was being offered. Given he had already expressed a dislike of unspoken transactions, he nearly kept it casual and changed the subject without addressing it. An unspoken close to the topic, equally as subtle as how the subject had been broached.

But he paid attention to the words used. And 'charity' would not have come up if it were meant to be a transaction that must be repaid.

...At the very least if it was treated like one later, the word gave Gold some legality to refuse it.

"It would certainly mean far less work on my part. ...I will admit I have been more focused on getting the place functional and less on retrofitting a luxury."