He lifts his hand to sift gently through his hair. Yes, it makes sense when he puts it that way. It's odd to him, that despite all initial indications to the contrary, he has become very fond of him. He helped him through that awful realignment session with the condescending guard. Hopefully, he can help him in turn with this.

"I hope you realize I care about you a great deal," he says eventually. "You don't have to...to do anything to take it. It's already yours."