Phoenix can't help but smile. He'd laugh, were it not news of her father's death "I'm glad you think I'm that young, but I had been a practicing attorney for a few years seven years ago." And... well, things happened, but they don't need to get into that.

He folds his hands in his lap, his eyes soft. "Who have you been staying with since then?" Hopefully she has a responsible guardian. Maybe one who might have fallen through the fountain. He hopes.