"Yew're a lamb. Yew just turned into a woman because of what? Age? Yew're young. Inexperienced. Yew don't know the world, lass." Not like he knew much more than her, but at least he had more experience.
He did grin at her compliment and nodded his head. "Thank yew, lass. Nice to hear that. Thought the ol' dots made me look older," he teased, joking about his freckles.