That's a point that itches at Evan in an unpleasant way. He's seen firsthand what havoc bad guardians can wreak on a child's life, as much as no guardians at all, and he all but squirms, frowning. Keith's tone makes him want to argue the man down, to pick apart the bits of his argument that don't hold water, to win back some points.

Contrition gone, replaced by stiff-spined annoyance, he stares back at Keith. "If you're implying that not wanting to go home and start a human family means a person can't be capable of growing attached to something placed in their care, you'd be wrong. We're practicallu wired to care about small, vulnerable things, as mammals."

He's just digging himself deeper, isn't he.