"I know you didn't die." Vance leaned forward, eyes drawn to the scratching but not making note of it verbally. "But I didn't know that right away. I didn't know you were alive until they arrested you and then they buried you so deep in red tape that I couldn't find you."

Which was part of the reason why Vance still hated Tony Stark as much as he did. Because Stark knew where Robbie had been the entire time and had hidden him away for a year in an iron maiden.

"But the thing is that knowing all of that isn't really a balm against the fears. I know that people are okay, but when you're dealing with something kicking right into where all those fears are buried? That sort of knowledge doesn't help." Vance snorted out a half laugh. "Though, seriously. Kaine better never decide to sleep on my floor." A pause. "Or Aracely. I do need to be able to sleep at some point."