I'm always up for a good challenge. [The challenge being refraining from bewitching things behind Claire's back as she attempts to make sense of this rubbish. This wink is totally not a mischievous wink.]

Precisely our argument. Mum still gets a bit faint and weepy at times, but I reckon he'll be bringing home the ladyfolk in abundance before soon.

[He's joking and there's certainly a smile, but then it seems as though a thought strikes him and scratches the back of his head to cover it up.]