[For a moment, Faize just stares blankly at him. Like he's not quite sure he heard right. This isn't the kind of question he was expecting at all, but....well, technically it IS a question.]

A riddle? Well, I suppose that is technically a question. Let's see then... a six letter word that leaves twelve when you take away one letter... [It takes maybe thirty seconds of silent thought for a confident smile to begin spreading across his face.] The word you're thinking of is "dozens", yes?