He's met the children of gods before, and gods themselves, so he thought he could probably handle the shock.

"That's good news. But so far as I can tell, he's not here and with my luck, not likely to be. So you should be safe."

Still... he's quite intrigued by her. Or her history. He wants to know things.

"Would you ever be willing to talk about your home? I love learning, and I'd never think to run into a primary resource about this."