He listened to her. He was curious about who her family was, but didn't want to ask at the moment. He figured he could figure it out later. If her family was as good as she claimed for fighting then they would definitely be on record in his castle. He wasn't sure why she wasn't with them or what had caused a rift with them if her and her brother had gotten along as a child. He figured he could find out in records... or if she was even listed in the records. They typically were very in depth on everything.
"I'm not sure," he admitted to her. "I mean I know we should try to get to know each other more, but I feel as though we also need to to not rush into that too fast and allow it to be slow. These topics also seem to be mood killers for us both." He thought about what else he could say, but with the memory of his sister so fresh in his mind, he didn't want to think nor could he see past that. It was too fresh. The memories of her....
He tapped his fingers on the table. "Why don't we just talk about a happy memory instead. Tell me one of your happier memories and then I will tell you one of mine. Maybe it will help lighten the mood."
"I'm not sure," he admitted to her. "I mean I know we should try to get to know each other more, but I feel as though we also need to to not rush into that too fast and allow it to be slow. These topics also seem to be mood killers for us both." He thought about what else he could say, but with the memory of his sister so fresh in his mind, he didn't want to think nor could he see past that. It was too fresh. The memories of her....
He tapped his fingers on the table. "Why don't we just talk about a happy memory instead. Tell me one of your happier memories and then I will tell you one of mine. Maybe it will help lighten the mood."