"Normally I might tell you to suck it up and move on because we had work to do, but seeing as you're already focused on getting home, I don't particularly feel the need for tough love." And perhaps that was the first time he ever said that particular sentence to someone. Perhaps it was the 'probably dead' that was getting to him.

"Let's just say I had to call in the Calvary before I came here and I sure as hell hope she can help. And you better come back from wherever the hell you ended up."