He gave a grateful smile, even if she was obviously thinking something other than what she was saying. He had already received quite a few offhand comments to doing much of his growing up among monks. Instead he moved to the subject of school. "Oh, I suppose I would like school now. We just moved around so much and... well, I was expelled a few times." He looked away, that last bit murmured. "Anyhow, tea? It only needs a moment." He sat himself at one the bar seats at the counter.