[Carlisle quiets down at that scoff -- he just wanted Rey to know he cares, and will figure out how to express it one day. For now, he has other questions.]
How so?
[And that's his out-of-the-way method of asking Is it because she was your romantic partner?]
[voice]
How so?
[And that's his out-of-the-way method of asking Is it because she was your romantic partner?]