Gilbert chuckled softly. "That was a horrible lie." It amused him, the back and forth banter. It was like time may not have passed quite as he imagined. Only...looking at her proved that it had if only because she looked different.
"I am rather still terrible at that, yes. However, I have gotten quite a bit better at playing pretend. If you act as if you are no different from before, you are able to get through quite all right." There was a change in her manner, and it did not go unnoticed. He offered her the smallest of smiles. "Letting someone unknowingly walk into something like this? It would be unaccountable of me."