The forest? Really? Did this youth think him so stupid as to think he did not know a forest when he saw one? Or was he having fun at Tyrion's expense? He frowned for a moment, pulled thoughtfully at his lower lip.
"Raise your head, Arry," he commanded in his Lannister voice. He thought the child moved too slowly for his liking, but he refrained from cuffing him against the side of his head. There would be time for that if he continued in his insolent ways.
"Which house do you serve?" he asked softly, peering into the lad's reluctant eyes, as if seeking answers there.