...Right. [He can't think of it that way, not with the way things have been the last few days. It was -- a fluke. Nothing more.]
[Still, he can't just walk away again, despite how his legs seem to want to. He's trying to make things better, and maybe this isn't going at all like he thought but at least she's speaking to him. Which is important if he wants to be less annoyed by someone insisting on following him around.]
What kind of duty? [yes that was said a minute ago, but it just dawned on him what she might be asking. If nullifying their contract would help her accomplish whatever she was seeking, then it was only logical --]