[But for all of how he's sure his pottery must look pretty sad, it seems he's pleased enough that she has such confidence in him. Or rather, that to her it doesn't matter much one way or the other.]
A surprise, then. [He'll think carefully on what he thinks might best suit her. Quiet for a moment, he watches her back as she walks. Then she never met her father. Her family situation is complicated it seems. More than he might have thought.]
If she says such, I would not doubt it. [Soft and reassuring.]
As for myself... [He thinks over the question for a moment.] I believe that my mother simply named me after a historical figure from long ago. Perhaps they thought I would live up to such a legacy?