Wesker replies with a small smile of his own, bowing his head slightly as he steps closer. "It's based off a true story, did you know? It was based off the work of a priest, Nicholas of Myra, who would find ways to secret donations of food and money to the less fortunate. How it devolved into people's gifting each other with luxuries and trinkets remains to be seen, but I suppose anything devolves, even clandestine acts of charity.

If allowed, he may lean in closer to Maul, speaking in a lower voice. "I have to thank you for your kindness. It seems the ledger keeps stacking in your favor, and I would pay off the debt however it takes. Name the price and I will pay it.

He turns to the gathering, looking them over, taking in their faces. "Kindness... it isn't always gentle or soft. Often it is, but it times, it has to seem cruel, at least in the eyes of the soft-hearted. Sometimes, a person falls into a situation, of their own doing or from circumstances they could have avoided, where words and gestures must be hard. But one must weigh this hardness carefully and use it wisely."