RONIN
the darkstar
The about turn isn't something Ronin expects, but at least he feels less on the back foot about it now. "You don't need to apologise," he assures him, holding his hands up and shaking his head. "You couldn't possibly know until somebody told you, right? And I haven't minded answering your questions." U liar. "I just thought it might be better for you to know in the future, just in case."
Managing a smile and belatedly remembering the black-and-white pattern of the boy's thoughts (look Tobi, he's learning), he does add a caveat. "I should have said to ask people you don't know very well," he murmurs. "Or to ask people without checking they are comfortable to have those conversations. That is why Mateo comes to Remi and I - we are his parents, so of course we want to help him to understand things that he's curious about. And the same goes for you and your parents, right?"
Managing a smile and belatedly remembering the black-and-white pattern of the boy's thoughts (look Tobi, he's learning), he does add a caveat. "I should have said to ask people you don't know very well," he murmurs. "Or to ask people without checking they are comfortable to have those conversations. That is why Mateo comes to Remi and I - we are his parents, so of course we want to help him to understand things that he's curious about. And the same goes for you and your parents, right?"
