( He's been listening, and he nods to her: he agrees, just as he also... )

What will I write back to her with? Do you think I can tell her I have a son her age? Imply without actually saying it that he might be a better match?

( Help how does one handle a child's crush, he brushed these off by not seeing them before, this one's just. There. With a lily. )

Tell her there's greater honour in living to lead by the example of bravery in a life chosen, and that women, far more than men, are the ones brave enough to live where men quake and quail, fearing ends?