Gyre recoils from his whisper almost immediately, squinting at him. He cannot believe this dude just said something so far off base. He really did think Garrot knew him better than that, though he supposes he should congratulate himself on keeping his business private the way he wanted to.

"I'm not a recluse," he says almost automatically, not bothering to hide what Garrot said in a mutual whisper. "But if that's what you want to tell him, you can."

He pauses a moment here, glancing around the room before frowning up at him. "Do you really want to offer him your kids?"