"Huh," he repeats, wondering if this was one of those times where having more human skills would've come in handy. Ah well.

"Your world sounds pretty dangerous, so it coulda been anything! And hey, not knowing her means she didn't get a chance to disappoint ya or something." It's as close to sympathy as he can get, and he half-shrugs. People died all the time, and attachment to parents wasn't something he particularly understood.

"Was the blood there when ya got it, or have you been adding to it?"