His mother said he was curious? That was why? Ren grunted in response, but he couldn't keep the slight frown off his face. How could he not react to such mentions of mother? Maybe he lied when he said Tristian couldn't make him feel uncomfortable, though this wasn't discomfort, just something that broke his calm. "My mother never said anything like that," he muttered, still turned away. No, she never said anything of the sort. "Can't relate. Never been curious." He hoped that would end this conversation. He didn't notice Tristian's serious tone. He just very much wanted to fall back into silence.