Gael laughed and waved a hand dismissively. "Don't worry about it. It happens a lot." When people don't know us that well, he added mentally. No need to make the kid feel worse about it.

"So, why would my brother want to hit you?" Gael wasn't stupid, he knew his brother wasn't the friendliest of people. But for someone to be afraid that he'd hit them in their own school... It seemed a bit much.