He gave her a lopsided grin, trying not to look as pleased as he felt that his words had actually reassured her - he'd never been very good at the whole encouraging thing, it wasn't exactly a skill one learned on the isle, so the fact he'd actually managed to get it right was something of a triumph.

"Oh take all the time you need, it allows me to complete my nefarious plan, don't you know." he teased playfully - of course there was no nefarious plan, but he was fully prepared, should she ask, to come up with something ridiculous and dramatic on the spot, just to make her smile. He couldn't really do serious for too long, and she had such a beautiful smile...