He let her go when she plopped but knelt beside her soon enough. If she isn't adverse to the touch, he'll start petting her hair gently, looking down at her.

He promised he wouldn't leave and-- he didn't. She left, he went after her. And now they're back together, but... maybe he should have gone sooner, gotten her out of there more quickly. But then they might have lost the rest or...

"...Sleep," he says quietly, looking down on her, eyes dark and soul heavy. "Go to sleep, nukka."