"But of course! It is much faster than walking." His tone suggested it was the most obvious answer in the world and she was silly for questioning it. He left the other question unanswered; let her think what she liked.

"No? Perhaps I am the only one stuck in the past, then." The sigh that followed was a little too deep to be natural. "Everyone seems to adjust to our new home so quickly, I wonder if it's just the old man in me that keeps me complaining."

Nevermind the fact that he looked like he was in his 20s.