*There's a brief and amused smile at the words, but he sips his tea for a while without looking around.

He can feel the heat of the afternoon sun on his back and he relaxes a bit, letting the tension of the previous couple of hours drain away before he turns his head towards Kristoph.*

It is, and I am not ungrateful for it, even if in this instance it is unnecessary.

*And he watches Kristoph for a few moments while the other man's eyes are closed, frowning a little when he winces.*

Some ice would relieve that a little.