[It certainly has nothing to do with him being the most colorful man she's ever known.]

[He chuckles low inside his throat.]

It would be very naughty of him to avoid me twice...not to mention unwise. We aren't exactly meeting to chat about something trivial like the weather.

[Muraki sees your sarcasm and decides to poke at it a little. Subtly, of course.] But how are you, Grandfather? We haven't spoken in a while.