His body was lifted without so much as a hi, mother may I? He blinked and looked around before he settled to the ground and looked back. "On the next occasion, I assure you," he said in a wooden sort of tone. "You have but to ask, and I will move upon my own legs, if it would please you."
He raised an eyebrow at her, making a mental note or two in his head. There were even greater odds that he knew who had taught her now. That one was... a touch callous about others, after all.