The way he phrased himself and how careful he was certainly puzzled her. Puzzled her in a way that she wasn't truly confused, but mostly curiosity. However, mayhap that was a mother's curiosity regardless of how he said things. He was her son, after all, and though he was certainly no child, Ziio had a hard time simply letting it go.

"Oh?" she began, somewhat pleased despite the lack of an explanation. "And what would you call it?"

Because this reminded her too much of the day he came to see her some months prior. About the issue with the robots, the man called Eggman, and the search for his now 'serious' princess. Except in the present, Connor sounded far more certain and not a part of Ziio was displeased by the fact.