"Oh no, no: spasibo is -- well, I merely said "thank you" in Russkiy!" He smiled softly at the girl as he felt his colour rise up in a slight blush when she commented on his compliment to her....
And just as quickly, the flush in his cheeks vanished, as the lights went down, and he realised suddenly that this was not a witch, per se, but that something there was definitely wrong with this picture! Indeed, he had never seen anything like the dimmer switch that Amelie had operated so damned easily, and he was suddenly afraid -- horribly afraid, of this petite little girl...!
He swayed upon his feet, trying desperately to take a few deep breaths that would keep him from fainting, as he had at the Police Station, the very day he'd gone in to check up in what he was being "summoned" over... No, that wouldn't do at all... Not with this petite little girl, who would have to call for help to even lift such a tall man as Rodya!
Oh, how embarrassing it was, to try to keep himself from fainting in front of this little girl....! Indeed, he was starting to colour up again a little as he considered the idea of fainting in front of her, and how utterly humiliated he'd be to done so.... He grimaced slightly, and finally took another deep breath to ask desperately, "What are you, anyway's? And.... what is this strange place....?"