[He waves his hand dismissively.] There's no need to apologize. It is normal to feel some sort of melancholy. At least, I get the feeling I might know what might be causing it. [He isn't going to blatantly say it.

He just offers the other a smile.]

I assume it has some form of aphrodisiac, but it seems mostly everything else seems safe. [He says it with some lack of certainty as he tugs a piece of the meat off his skewer.]

Ah, well, I guess if people enjoy themselves in the end, it's fine. [The only real way to handle these things is to take it with stride.] It looks like you're keeping an eye out, hm?