"Ah, so we can't entirely act like we're cold loners," he replied with a smirk, liking to fall back on humor rather then going too deeply into his personal psychology and social interactions.
He nodded after a moment at her reply. "I was just trying to see if you were from Bath or some other place that I'm not quite familiar with. You could be locally famous. Do you have old money?" Cause that could say a lot; to him anyway.
"She's not my woman..." he replied slowly. Who was he to tell Teagan anything? "I don't think many women like being told what to do on a normal basis."