He allows himself to be pushed back, though heās not happy about it. He figures his strength lies in trying to convince the other, though, as opposed to fighting his way past. Even though he doubts heās going to convince him of anything.Ā āIām okay, Hugh. I feel fine.ā And he does. Whatever happened to him before seems to have passed, as odd as that seems. Though that might merit a checkup more than anything else. āIf you told Tilly to send me back, and I told her to let me stay, it might break her. Besides, she canāt keep a secret, and would call you to get me anyway.ā Heās avoiding the point, though, which is that he had, of course, planned on running as soon as Hughās back was turned.Ā āBut I donāt need to be here.ā