He had a fair point, to be sure; the way she straightened at his observation was probably evidence enough of her realization of that even before she spoke. Despite her disadvantage at guessing the ages of those who were something close to proper humans than she was, Naminé supposed Iroh seemed old and wise indeed. Likely several times older than she was, considering her real age, which put things in a different perspective.
"You're... probably right about that." Bashful though the words were, there was an amusement in them, too. "I guess what I should have asked was whether you've had time to get used to being here, yet. That amount of time is different for everyone, after all."
Sitting back slightly, she gave her tea another thoughtful sip, too small to make up much of a delay. Since he'd asked, "For me - it was a few months, I think." So that, to her, felt like a long time.
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"You're... probably right about that." Bashful though the words were, there was an amusement in them, too. "I guess what I should have asked was whether you've had time to get used to being here, yet. That amount of time is different for everyone, after all."
Sitting back slightly, she gave her tea another thoughtful sip, too small to make up much of a delay. Since he'd asked, "For me - it was a few months, I think." So that, to her, felt like a long time.