[The smile turns into a brief grin.]

Maybe it helps that my loved ones tend to make a little less trouble than yours.

[The smile fades a little at the offer, draining into something more serious.]

Are you sure? Isn't that going to put you in a really awkward position if we do run into him?

I think I've said this before too - just because he was taught differently from you, doesn't make him smarter. There's a difference between education and intelligence. Give yourself more credit.