He could not hide his disappointment, though he guessed he should have known it was a long shot to begin with. It had been a hope though. A tiny one, but hope all the same.
'No, I understand,' he said, sighing. 'I guess I'll have to see if I can't push Miles into action,' though really he didn't think he could. He'd try though. It was all he could do.
Fuck!
'Thanks for coming though,' he added, mostly because he needed to say something. Mostly though, he just wished the day would turn into evening so that Percy could come home. Somehow talking to him always helped, even if it was just a distraction.