"That is... quite a lot to take in," Siebren answers honestly. "I appreciate your concern for my safety, friend." He hopes friendship isn't overstepping. If the woman is willing to invite him to tea, though, surely their relationship is a positive one?

"It was not my intention to hide information from you, I assure," he adds, somewhat less honestly. People don't take kindly to being forgotten, in his experience, and this masked woman has been so kind thus far he can't bear to break the illusion.

He chuckles softly at her play on words but also pulls himself a bit closer to the ground, feeling chastised.