That works, and he will take it. He nods as Caleb stumbles over the word. "Understood." He does not, for the moment, move his hand - not when it seems the contact had helped.

"The city has been deteriorating rapidly in the days since your disappearance and has been under higher surveillance. I feel that we will be confronting it sooner rather than later out of necessity alone." It is not good news, but there is no good news at the moment, and he cannot imagine Caleb would want to be flying blind in this scenario.