"Oh I think... twenty-two summers?" It was the best guess anyways. Off by maybe one but close enough that he wasn't too concerned. And Hythlodaeus did have a point... things did take time, why wouldn't learning to cope be one of those things?

The request for permission made him pause. He shouldn't... but it was so much easier to allow when he was already nestled in against the man's side, so he just offered a small nod in response.