"A moment ago you didn't even want to walk with me," Yseult points out. So, yes. It is that strange.

And after everything that he's told her and everything she's seen, she'd like some time to herself to decide what to make of it. But it was her choice to reach out and try to help; there's nothing to be gained by stepping back now while he still needs her. There will be time after to sort through it all.

She lets her mouth tilt into a fond half-smile and she reaches up with her other hand to touch his cheek. "Don't sit here alone and brood while I'm gone. Go for a walk, get something to eat."