Merrin thinks of Malicos—the only other real reference she has for an older man, at least until she met Greez—and how he would sometimes call her little witch, and not with any sort of endearment. She used to hate it when he did that, even though it was a small insult in the grand scheme of many other insults, because it just... rankled. Always condescending, that bastard.

This does not feel like that. In fact, it's kind of... nice? Definitely more like Greez.

"Yes, you are much older." It's genuinely not meant as an insult—she's just direct, and she's estimating his age to be around Malicos'. Pausing, she shifts her weight a little, her boots sinking into the sand while she considers his offer, maybe giving it a little more weight than it needs.

"You need not... cut it out," she says, slowly pronouncing the last few words. That's a new phrase for her. "I'll allow it."