Cathair scoffed. "You're not even old enough to be worrying about it," he pointed out. "I bet you've not even started your first year at university."
Now when he got to his age and was still unmarried and unattached, then he could be certain there'd be no such thing in his future.
As for the monkeys comment, he decided to opt for winding the boy up than actually discussing being stuck here forever. "I thought that was sheep?" he suggested with a smirk. And prepared to get thumped again.