Have another look, Mikaela. You remember who you're talking to, right? And then she's starting to move inside as he's shifting a bit, trying to keep aware of her as she disappears and he can't consciously move things out of the way as much-

"I would not be wearing this form at all," he points out. But he does understand the point she's making, or thinks he does. "Nonetheless-nhn."

Some part of her stepped on something sensitive again, and he has to repress a wince.