Gaeta lets out one of those not-a-laughs that's little more than an exhalation. "Just patient confidentiality?" he asks, a touch wry, then rubs his face. "...No, never mind. It's, ah. It's fine."

A longer sigh.

"A few other people know about the mutiny anyway. If that's what he told you about. Honestly, I don't know why I kept it a secret for so long. I don't think nearly as many people care as what I assumed."