"Well, no. But my grandparents, my mother's parents were first cousins, and I'm sure that the family tree... at least on that side, it is rather small," he admitted. "Yes, of course, it could be," he nodded.
"Miguel tells me that he is able to check for me if there is a problem. Easily," he explained. "So I agreed in theory, but I said that I would ask you first," he explained, pausing to allow her time to consider it before adding anything more. "It would rule one possibility out, or in... and then we can take it from there."