The boy frowned, chewing on her words as he did the inside of his lip. With eyebrows raising in tandem with his shoulders, a deep breath, a slow exhale, he shook his head.

"I don't know anything about regular people," he said. "Not...Not supposed to know. It's not my business."

It seemed almost arrogant, he realized, and winced, quickly looking up. "Sorry. It's...just rules."