...Ah. [That would have been his guess; most people around his age had dabbled in a relationship by now, serious or otherwise. Iona, who had such a magnetic personality, well, he figured that she would have little problems finding someone who would appreciate her as the person she was.

(Of course, that doesn't stop him from holding her just a little closer, without really thinking about it.)]

That's just... life, you know? I didn't really expect your answer to be the same as mine. And it doesn't bother me, either.

[All of the above is true. A part of him wants to ask for more details, but he decides against it. That wasn't the point of this conversation, he figures.]