[ She would indeed. Rather, she knows just how much a person can change over the course of half a year. Several months. A day. She doesn't begrudge Childe for seeking to protect his brother's innocence for as long as he can-- because once it's gone, there's absolutely no way to retrieve it.

There's a story there, but she doesn't ask it. He'll say things on his own terms. ]

I suppose not all of us can maintain the same demeanor we had as children.

[ SHE WOULD KNOW. But also, she gazes back at him, frown subdued into a more steady expression. ]

But my question is about as genuine as your offer.

[ Had she been joking? Had he? ]