His brow furrowed at that, not used to people worrying about him in the first place, let alone worrying about him to the detriment of their own health. His fingers curled against Poe's in turn, thankful for the contact, relaxing into that sense of belonging again, "You didn't have to do that."

A pause then, not exactly double-thinking that, but thinking it over at least, and concluding: "But I'm glad you did. I think even though I was unconscious I still knew you were here." A narrow shrug, being careful of his injury despite the fact that it was healing well, "I could definitely tell you were coming back just now."