Well, yeah. The Diadem is fancy - why would you leave before you have to?

[He smiles back, but the gratitude throws him a bit. It's one thing to pull a fellow soldier out of the line of fire during combat - that's duty, and also it doesn't make sense to let an ally die. This...he did go out of his way, for a complete stranger, only because the guy needed it (though the sightseeing is certainly a benefit).]

[He's not used to being able to just do a kindness. He's definitely not used to being thanked for it.]

No problem. Being stranded in the middle of nowhere isn't great, so...

[He trails off and shrugs.]