"I know." He sighed, and for a moment low barking can be heard in the background, followed by a soft voice that seems to coax silence. There isn't much else to say about a burning building, so he leaves the topic alone.
"I can see why you would want to avoid that." Even if part of him thinks a brief hospital stay might actually be for the best. "So you have no specific destination in mind?" Will you be okay is what he really wants to ask, but doesn't. Not yet.