[LOOK... HE'S A SWORD... AND YET--. Though he does have more experience dealing with human relations and all that jazz, especially in the past when fling romances weren't completely unheard of.]

I'm not pretending anything, at least. [But he WILL promptly ignore all that romance stuff until he finds it to be extremely relevant.] I very well understand the gravity of all this, and of Luke's role in the grand scheme of things.

But, what I'm saying is that I can understand how this Adam boy feels, and that's enough for me to remove my suspicion for now. [For now...] Although, like I said to Rose, if I'm wrong, then I'm wrong. I have no qualms with acknowledging that.