He leaned in, cooperating, then smiles when she was done sharing. "Oh," he said, "That's fun. I don't know if the carp will catch that one, but perhaps, if it shares any correlation with what's in your hand."

Words, more or less. Either way, he clapped his hands together, then chuckled. "Though now you make me curious. What's a woman's peace of mind?"

In order to go entirely off track while the riddle offered by another person standing around the pond is met with a gentle acceptance of an answer already known.