"I haven't, but I also haven't met them yet--so I'm pretty sure the fact that I didn't see them doesn't mean much. If Tony knew you were gonna be out here and something happened to them, I'm sure he would've told me." Renee knew pretty well that Tony didn't like surprises, and he was a dad. He knew something happening to your kids was the worst thing that could happen to a parent.

Well, if you were a good parent, but here Feanor was asking about his boys, so he had to be that.

"I've got some time to help, so hey, you can help give me some direction! Though I think I maybe ought to help with the livestock first--the cattle. They won't listen to reason." And Renee can wrangle them--quite literally, if she has to!