[He's noted the Look, and shoots one right back, still trying to quell the screaming of the small beast in his arms.]

And what if it's not? You're going to leave it here unattended and starving?

[He follows the angel's gaze, over the land before them and the ruins he'd been lost in before. He hadn't seen a soul in there, and no one else came running when the two of them were calling out.]

Brilliant... except there's nothing back there, [He nods to the buildings.] maybe up ahead?