"I'll be around. I might not be in this hotel but I'll be at the office a good deal."

He ate his own food and stole bites from Dal in return. It was nice like this. Comfortable and quiet. Just the two of them connecting without expectation. He hoped he could always bring about things like this for Dal in the future. That was something he felt the other really deserved.

"So I'll be able to check up on you when you need me to. If you want me to, of course."

Because he wanted it always clear that he would respect whatever Dal's decisions about his life were.