[ His brow bounces as he straightens with an eager nod, quick to reassure. ]

Oh - r-right! Sorry. Guess it's easy to get carried away in thinking they're just stories, buuut I can imagine it'd be pret-ty problematic if things that happen in fairy tales were happening in your own hometown.

[ Like...the aforementioned children eating houses. For starters, that's just not sustainable! ]