Doc grins at Katherine and nods, as if to say 'No Problem', before he moves to join the boy at the green ribbon he's selected.

He takes a moment to lean down, hand on James' shoulder as he whispers.

"Excellent choice, Master James," he says. "Green is my favorite color, you know."

A smile.

"And we'll show them how to properly go 'bout the maypole, won't we," he adds, almost in a conspiratorial tone, in an effort to boost the boy's confidence.