"I had hesitated to bring up the subject in case you wished to refrain from discussions involving what the memories had held." If Popp did not want to speak on it, Themis would not ask it of him. His privacy had been violated enough for one day.

But they were still upon his doorstep.

"Come, let us make our way inside and into the warmth. There is a guest room upstairs that we may find privacy within if you wish to speak." With a deft motion, he opens the door and beckons Popp into his home. If he does want to speak on the memories, he will move them both upstairs.

If not? The kitchen.