He pursed his lips and now he was the one with an unreadable expression on his face. He understood the sentiment, of course, he just had the misfortune of being the father of extremely disappointing offspring. Which wasn't to say that, even now, he didn't care for them in his own way and knew very well that dire circumstances could lead to extremes.
"You could have asked me for help," he finally told her and lifted himself, hovering, a few feet above the ground before he held out his hand to her, offering to pull her up beside him.