Okay, he was definitely blushing. She fought against a smile and failed. How... cute. Was that the word she was looking for? She would have to think it over later. "Well, I wouldn't wish to be that young again, but I'm glad to hear it wasn't so bad. There have certainly been worse things done around here." Present day included. And speaking of...
"Oh, I'm sure there aren't too many. Least not now that some have been killed off. The others will end up that way sooner or later." It was just a matter of whether they killed them or the people in charge decided they had seen enough.