"That comes as no surprise to me," Reid tells her, for more than just one reason, and he ducks his head to laugh softly to himself. Hild is unlike most of the young people he's come across in Darrow so far (thought admittedly, that number isn't especially high), but he finds her to be so much easier to talk to than he might have expected. With all that he's known she's done and seen, Reid so appreciates her matter-of-fact view of the world because it's one he generally shares himself; except, obviously, when it comes to matters of the heart. His own, in particular.

Just as he doesn't think it's right for people to treat, for example, a person with schizophrenia as a potential future convict, Reid wouldn't want to treat Hild like she knows nothing of the world just because of her age. It would be clear to anyone within just a few moments that the opposite is true, and he admires her greatly for that. He'd be proud to be able to call her a friend no matter what her age.

"It is a social construct," he says. "Very different from where you're from, I'm sure. But somehow, I don't think you'll have much trouble finding ways to bend the rules."