William raised his eyebrows, slowly snapping the phone shut and setting it down. "That could have gone worse," he remarked quietly. "At least he didn't shut us down outright." He paused, his eyes flitting toward Hypnos and the back to Mack. He didn't want to say anything that would tip off the god to their plans. It wasn't so much out of distrust for Hypnos as the fact that he'd agreed to keep the plan between them and intended to keep his promise. As much as he wanted to discuss Franklin's imminent arrival with Mackenzie, he instead turned to give Hypnos a casual nod. "Just making preparations," he said.