"Verily, I am sorry to hear that, as well," Didymus answered, looking up at her again after a moment. He started to ask if it was not normal for human parents to perish so young, but he decided against it. He could tell from the maid's expression that this was a difficult subject, and he had no wish to further trouble her with her queries.
"What art thy brothers like unto?" he asked then, raising his eyebrows, and he elbowed Ambrosius when his steed attempted to steal another slice of bacon from underneath his foreleg.