[Her gratitude at his indulging her a little more is nearly lost in the wake of his first statement. 'Not a dull moment'? It was tragic! His mother-in-law passing away, three murders, his Deputy being wrongly convicted of those murders, people turning into dolls-- In favour of preserving the Sheriff's kind mood, she says none of it.]

[Instead, she bows politely and smiles.]

Thank you. Um, I was just wondering a bit more about your deciding to come back to Luministi. At that time, the Mayor wasn't asking you to come out of your retirement and return to being Sheriff, was he?