[Bard hasn't gone from zero to Thoroughly Scandalized this quickly in years. It's kind of impressive, or it would be if he wasn't busy being thoroughly scandalized. She can't be more than a handful of years older than his eldest, and that is just far too young.]

You'd do well to stay away from any man my age who takes you up on that offer, and I'll thank you not to make it to me again. [But he's packing back up anyway, because if he's going to die anyway he might as well do it while trying to survive.] I'll keep you company if I can, because this whole place is a bad one to be alone in, but that's it.