Northstar Vale Lemon children! Go forth!

Though a bit taken back by the abrupt change of topic, Rian was internally thankful for the boy's attention-deficiency. It meant he didn't have to keep trying to explain very serious topics to the kid—something he was most certainly terrible at, given the current state of things. But regardless, he did twist his ears back when Titmouse parroted his replacement curse and hoped that Liffey didn't think too poorly for introducing him to the whole idea. 

He wrinkled his nose, "Being an orphan doesn't mean you can't be the boss. It means his parents died," he replied in a low, hurried tone, in case their conversation shook anyone from their sleep and trying to cut Titmouse off before he got a bit too wrapped around the subject. "they were killed by a bear." he added, softer now.