Hm let me think~ Nope! [ he even pops the 'p' and grins at her ]

Well. [ He conceeds ] If there had been good reason for us to stay [ if, for example, no one had noticed how angry they had been, so as to prevent them from going out hunting orcs almost from the day they brought her home... ] we might have done.

Mm, finish up the tart then? The tea'll be cold, else. And then you can have a nap and I will go and clean up the uh... evidence of my transgressions