[ Oh, goodness -- he doesn't want to tell him that he's been searching up and down for Daisy's little trinket. What if he upset him? He had to think fast, but he also didn't want to keep secrets from him! ]

Ah, I... have been exploring the school very much lately. I am finding more than I anticipated. Truly minor discoveries, you see.

[ If Mac was really perceptive, maybe he would have noticed some slight discomfort from N as he spoke. ]