"Perhaps you can learn new things here, instead. You seem bright, warm, and eager to learn things, with defined tastes." He nods again.

He does not go into why he traveled, for that was not so happy a thing, but he is glad to share what he learned. He eys the tea pot and rises to fill the water heater pot up again, setting it to boil. As he returns, he smiles to her

"what do you do when not running your store?"