[While he may not have initiated the conversation with the purpose of chastising her (he's not her father, after all), he can't help but feel relief that he seems to have done so anyway, at least judging by her words and tone just now.]
What prompted the sudden change in routine? You're missing someone?
[His gravely voice is a mixture of sympathetic and curious. He's here if she needs someone to talk to, but he'll understand if she prefers to shut him out, too.]
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What prompted the sudden change in routine? You're missing someone?
[His gravely voice is a mixture of sympathetic and curious. He's here if she needs someone to talk to, but he'll understand if she prefers to shut him out, too.]