Would you like me to see you to the cafeteria? There are two routes--the stairs and the elevator. Both take a fair bit of time...

[Unless, of course, Waver lets himself be carried, but Diarmuid's isn't going to suggest that and risk upsetting the boy. Not after he has been brave enough to reach out again.]

...and it would be a waste to travel it in silence. There are a lot of things I could tell you. Or...

[Diarmuid can't help but let a smile pull at the corner of his mouth.]

.,,I can just go with you and keep my mouth shut for a while. Whichever you prefer. There is nothing wrong with silence, after all.