[He held his cup for a few moments more, letting the warmth soak in from his palms and work its way to where it would up through his arms from there.]

Oh, we're not. We most certainly aren't. But we've got little to do about it but wait and see what happens from here. Seems there's a bit to do with an abandoned city not far from here, but I don't know much about it yet. This though... [He tilts his head, indicating the rain still pouring down outside.] Not a clue.

[He tilts his head again, this time glancing down at the boy's hands. He hadn't missed that scratching earlier.] That still bother you?