[Lucas's confusion is only momentary. The Magypsies were far more gender-ambiguous than this person was, and if she was a man who looked like a woman, that was that. Somewhat more pressing to him was the rest of what she -- he said, and a small smile comes to his face as she speaks.]

Thanks, mister. . . . I understand that, I think. Um. I was always more . . . emotional, I guess, and no one made fun of me for it but everyone knew that I cried a lot.

I wouldn't care so much if it was just what people thought, but . . . it's because of something I promised myself a long time ago.