Was he saying he wanted to leave? And if so, leave and come back, or just leave? Suddenly it was just too much, this dancing around that people called manners and society. But if he wanted the other to speak plainly, maybe he had to start.

"I don't understand people," he said his words flat, his face, turned away still, a blank mask. "This is the longest conversation I have had since I was five, so if you want me to understand something, speak plainly," he said bluntly, with a bit of heat coming from his mouth. He forced himself to calm, as best he could, before fire followed.