"OH! Right, yeah, that thing. That happened in the morning but I was... well, you know, it was time for me to stop and I just... figured it was some weird fae thing and..."

It takes a second from there. His face falls. He's really glad Avery's shut the door.

"Oh," He says dully. "You mean you saw... that." He lets out a puff of air and goes to lean on the desk, arms folding over his chest. He stares off at nothing for a moment.

Then, "Are you okay?"