[ Reiner spends a second studying Chipp's face, his body language, the hesitancy in his tone. Then he nods. ]

If you're more comfortable with me taking a cut, that's what we can do. I'll put it toward rent. How's that?

[ Reiner knows he's an overbearing person at times—all Brauns are—but he doesn't want to force his generosity down Chipp's throat, so to speak. So he's attempting to back off a little. ]

It's like you said: any friend of Evangeline's is a friend of mine.