There was no recognition of the blush on her face, he simply looked past her and eventually made eye contact. There was no emotional investment for him in Thia's plight, what did he care if she continued to murder children? Sure it was wrong, but Avery was selfish enough to decided it wasn't his problem. This wasn't his here, not yet, and so he would observe and perhaps maybe try to help things along - for the better, of course. His hand moved from her head to her shoulder and he studied her face while she reached up to pet her horn.
Avery leaned in a little to give her better access to it, he couldn't fault her for her curiosity of him, when his was so great about everything else. "Perhaps you're just realizing it now because you've never thought of it before." He said gently, "I didn't know I wanted to leave until I was already on my way. The feeling became overwhelming and now I'm here." He paused, went quiet for a moment, he regretted it a little.
People here were mean for the most part. He'd found he had quite the strange mouth, most people were tiny and squishy. It was a lot to get used to. Avery knew there was a place here for him, whether it was going to be secluded in the mountains or in a cottage being a farmer.... Maybe not that last one.