"I didn't say I don't like it," he insists without batting an eye. He still hasn't said anything about it, in fact, although he's also relieved to find she doesn't like it, either.

Anyway, he'd thought her dislike of it meant he didn't have to keep thinking about it; and his thoughts are now elsewhere. "What did you mean when you said not being required to do something doesn't mean I refuse to do it? I mean, of course not, but how does that apply to my status here?"