Garrot absolutely starts blushing at that little pinch and the suggestive little comment. He's not together enough to parse it beyond knowing it gives him a fuzzy feeling though, which... might be for the best. But the shift if the kid up Gyre's hip brings them back into Garrot's limited focus. Somewhere between child and teenager?

He nods! It makes sense; he does have a wonderful little child. But Garrot also doesn't consciously recognize the shift into Amarosian, just that they're not using the common tongue. Since he's loosely lucid at best, he'll communicate as best he can.

"《Cute kids.》" In his native Koskenkorvan, that is. If nothing else, he's smiling calmly, showing that the comparison between this child and his own has brought up some soothing memories. Downside, he hasn't registered he's using another language. "《Miss them.》"

At least he's upgraded to using two-word sentences?