Gavin immediately bent down around it, hovering closer than what was probably safe, but he didn't care.

"Thanks, Korrin," He said, looking up with a grateful smile. "I'm pretty sure most of my friends are quite happy to see me suffer, for running off." He wet his lips a little nervously, as he realised that he'd referred to her as his friend without actually making sure that was the case. He had no idea how Vashoth worked, when it came to that. But they certainly felt like friends. "I appreciate it, is the point."