Snorting at the beard comment, he really hadn't thought much about it. "And what's so wrong with me 'grabbing' you? What's so wrong with going home?" Oh yes, why not get to the point here? Who knew how long he would have before suddenly his own son figured he needed to leave. Not that he wasn't tempted to grab the boy now and try to take off, but he had to be sure as to if there was some hidden agenda or more people out there.
"No, actually, I'm not. If anything, I'm starting to think something like brain washed." At the very least anyway.