[ Llewellyn could be quite foolish, and admittedly, he felt it at the moment. The comment gets an apologetic expression, rubbing the back of his neck lightly. ]

I didn’t really want you to worry. I wanted to try to avoid that if I could… Suppose its kind of hard not to, though. [ He moved, helping Rhy out of his coat to hang up. ] Come in and have a seat, love. I have some soup heating and we can um… talk.