[Rhys looks down at the boy. He doesn't crouch to be on eye level. He doesn't address him kindly. Those would be condescending things to do, and he has no intention of treating the boy like a young child.]

I can tell you, without a doubt, that you are the most important thing in Dolores's life. She will put you first, always, because that is the kind of woman she is. Even if I were inclined to do so, any attempt on my part to draw her away from you or get between the two of you would result in her very swiftly and kindly telling me that things are simply not going to work.

We are not getting married. We are not running away to a foreign country. You mother is a woman I am deeply fond of and admire greatly, but both of us are too old to be so impetuous - we have only just started to see each other in a romantic setting.

So I would appreciate it greatly if you would stop circling her like some sort of guard dog, as amusing as it is at times.