Sinister frowned, straightening and clasping his hands behind his back, "I would think my missing or not missing them would be beside the point. What was your purpose in taking them in the first place?"
He was letting himself get distracted by the new situation. He knew that, intellectually. But was a bit too focused on finding out the thought pattern behind this... absurdity to pay attention to that little voice telling him to get to the point and not to let the boy lead the conversation with little, pointless comments.