Luther stepped back slightly to give her room, but near enough to show he wasn't leaving. He attempted to turn his face into something pleasant, ending up with an awkward curving of the mouth that was sent towards the boy. He didn't have an affinity for children but he didn't hate them either; they simply were.
He waited a moment more, before reaching into his pocket. Out came the badge as he said, "I'm Inspector Luther. We spoke on the forums awhile back." He barely kept his face even at that. It was difficult in these matters to come out with the obvious - our fables talked - even if this was Bellum and this was relatively normal. "Can I have a word with you?"