"Why not? We took effort to make this look cozy for him even if the Ringmaster was probably right that the cave was decent enough. May as well let him stay here and have time to think."

It's not trust he's extending but he kind of feels like a jerk unintentionally from earlier. "Chains would be cruel at this point for Ignatius and putting him back in her stomach would not be preferable for either of them." He glances at Ignatius and then the Ringmaster, "But I don't want to assume?"