[He really hadn't been expecting that there'd be anything more she'd need of him at this stage. He certainly wasn't expecting the question that comes, given that he'd already determined that she's at least an adult, as far as he can tell.
A child might have swayed him. But it's been a long time since he's indulged in any sort of child-like behaviour and this isn't something he can quite wrap his head around.
It doesn't show, in posture or expression or in tone when he does speak. But the very nature of the question may well betray his confusion anyway.]
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A child might have swayed him. But it's been a long time since he's indulged in any sort of child-like behaviour and this isn't something he can quite wrap his head around.
It doesn't show, in posture or expression or in tone when he does speak. But the very nature of the question may well betray his confusion anyway.]
Why?