"Everyone has to leave their family sometime." He shrugged, as if he had any experience living in a remotely stable family unit. The change of subject was welcome, even if the topic was less than desirable. Bran couldn't even remember how long it had been since he went on a date, not that he had many of them to begin with. They weren't really his style, since he preferred to be solitary and interaction with women was fleeting at best.
Of course he couldn't come out and say that, so he pretended to think as though he had a mental list of dates to sort through. "A couple months ago, I think," he said carelessly. A date wasn't high on his list of priorities, but why not? That would show Lotte that he wasn't some kind of freak once and for all. "Which means I'm probably due for one. And if you think I should go on one with you, well, how can I decline?"