[Hythlodaeus is only managing to prove that Emet-Selch was correct in bringing him along. Although Emet-Selch isn't precisely lacking in imagination, he's far too removed from that early spark of discovery to place himself in the shoes of an adolescent.]

[Hythlodaeus, on the other hand, has a way of seeing things from every angle and the understanding to support that which he observes.]

I assure you my point of view on the matter has not wavered, neither before nor after.

Still, I suppose there is some level of variance. She did mention that her mother was a traditionalist. And it seems that she hails from a culture where it is improper to invite members of the opposite gender into one's own home.