Opening his mouth, then closing it again, Benedict is unexpectedly offended by the assessment. First of all, how dare you--

"--I-- well recently--," he stammers, ultimately shutting himself up by drinking from his wine again. "...it can be hard to tell," he concludes with a frown. Perhaps the scope is small. Perhaps he's blowing it up out of nothing, focusing, as always, on himself and his own significance.
He scowls at the table.