[For the time, he lets Hythlodaeus speak. His feelings are still in a state of unrest, and he figures maybe some tea will help him sort the words in his head before he says them. He's with Hythlodaeus so far, up until he says that bit about Dirk (and maybe he feels odd thinking about Dirk in the context of love), BUT calling him an emotionally unstable boy?

...It's true. Comparatively, but he doesn't have to say it. That earns Hythlodaeus a scowl.]

A boy he may be, and it is true he is uncertain of his emotions--hides them behind a steely resolve--but you need not be unkind in your observations. He is young, as you have pointed out, though I know not how many summers he has experienced, his existence is far more complex than that.

You do not give him the credit that is due, and if you wish to continue this discussion, I would suggest that you do.

[He'll answer the name thing in a moment.]