This really seems to have wrong-footed him and he's not entirely sure why. How could he not have expected such questions to come up? Maybe he was hoping she wouldn't care. But there they are. The questions.

"My--" He stops, unwilling to go any further. "That's not important right now." At her show of confidence he tries to spread that delighted smile across his face and it doesn't quite work. "Hah, I will enjoy seeing that," he says, but it rings a little hollow.

"This way," he finally says, gesturing for her to go first, into the corridor.