I'm sorry, you'll have to forgive my previous incredulity... It's simply very sudden, for me.

Though this is certainly a time for celebrating. I only wish to welcome you, even if returning to this time might be a little difficult for you. [ In the back of his mind he still questions the prudence of China having a child so soon, but then Macau is very much the type to focus on appearances like that. Though perhaps it wasn't so soon after all; he hadn't asked just where and when this boy had come from. ]