The Importance of Plausible Deniability

David is a commander of armies. It's probably rare for him to show up somewhere far away from where he should be. This is not a place that he probably frequents all by himself. So this is has the look of someone on the run. David says, well, here's what's happened. The king has commissioned me with this thing, this matter. And then David adds, I've also directed the young man to a certain place.