[eyes still shining with interest, so it may be apparent that before, even when he smiled to her, it didn't really reach his eyes, not truly. Now his smile is soft, barely visibly, but genuine as can be.] I see. Still, there's always a bit of truth in rumours.

A villain whom noone would name? He must be annoyed at such lack of recognition, poor thing. I will ask him for his name when I meet him, otherwise the suspense would kill me more cruelly than the villain would.

[it's hard to tell whether he's joking, serious, or inbetween, but either way, there seems to be something very sincere in his words.]