It takes him a second to get it, but when he does, he at least has the sense to sound apologetic. "Oh, I'm not supposed to ask that? Okay, my bad." He's always thought fae were strange, but this is a whole new level. What's worse, all the half-answers, run-arounds, and scoldings aren't putting a damper on his curiosity. If anything, it's making it stronger. He feels a little like he's interacting with a living puzzle.

The biggest piece of that puzzle is, perhaps, finding a way for them both to get what they want without involving any untimely deaths. "Well, uh. Anyhow, I know you mentioned sacrifice and all, but I'm not really feelin' the giving-up-half-my-lifespan thing. Is that the only way this'll work?"