[ He tears up just a little. No. No. He is not doing this right now. Not in front of Robert, who he knows will only get worried and try to help in any way possible. The word need has a slight undertone to him, though. Oddly enough it's...a strange unfamiliar feeling in the pit of his stomach but he brushes it off as nothing. ] W-We all d-do. I-I just. I just wanted to say thank you.

F-For dealing with this. F-For dealing with me a-and everything that's happened.

[ His lip quivers slightly but he quickly takes a sip of his tea using both hands as he does so. ] He might comeback again.

[ And in that case he might also leave again. The pain would never be any different no matter how many times it happened. This time though it hurts just a little bit more because of everything he told Giles on Monday. ]