"That can sometimes be the case in this world, but it isn't right now. I assure you." Though when it came down to it, really it was. He wanted her trust, and this would help him to earn it, it would help him to get her to open up. And that was the point of her being here, wasn't it. He smiled a little and laughed. "It is, I know, this is why I try to keep it a secret."
While the desire to smoke a cigarette was prevalent, once they were outside and he saw the shift in Zowie, that thought was tossed along the wayside. He walked beside her in silence, releasing her arm once they'd made it into the heart of the garden so that she could sit down. Daniel then moved to have a seat on the ground nearby her, folding his legs Indian style beneath him, hands clasped in his lap.
"Do you want to talk about it, Zowie?" He asked in his soft, smooth, even voice. He would leave it up to her, but the mere mention of it was enough to let him know that she was at least considering telling him about it.