Oh, fine, that's fine, you don't need to, er, explain or anything. I'm fine.

[He's used to being on his own anyway, but it's also become a part of his nature to worry when he hasn't seen someone in a while. Even though Father Maxwell can't be getting up to anything dangerous, right?]

The house is all right. Stayed dry, mostly. Probably they need you more, the people in the other cities, if they're still panicked and things.