[He still looks at her puzzled, but he won't press and instead joins her and sits on the opposite end before taking a sip of water. He then just glances over at her before he sets it down on a table (on a coaster!! he's polite like that).]
It's fine. [And then a small pause as he remembers his thoughts back in the carriage. At first he thinks about scolding her a little, to remind her that that was exactly why he hadn't been so keen on the date to begin with. But he holds his tongue, knowing that that isn't something she needs to hear. So instead he manages:] ...If you ever need anything like that, just ask.
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It's fine. [And then a small pause as he remembers his thoughts back in the carriage. At first he thinks about scolding her a little, to remind her that that was exactly why he hadn't been so keen on the date to begin with. But he holds his tongue, knowing that that isn't something she needs to hear. So instead he manages:] ...If you ever need anything like that, just ask.