"We will," he agrees. "Especially if we wish to push firmly to our destination tomorrow, so that we can deliver Kirke and Xenophon to safe travels of their own."

But he makes no effort to have her stop; if anything, he encourages more of it by sighing happily as she strokes over his ears. He could rest like this quite comfortably...

"...I am glad we found her alive," he adds after another few moments of quiet. "It was a concern I did not wish to voice."