"There are quite a lot of people about it seems," Remus agreed evenly, sitting because he figured if Alex truly wanted to be alone, he'd have been more definite about it.
Propping his arm up on one knee, he nodded. "I heard." Remus had a feeling they'd continue to hear many such things while the smoke cleared and the world took stock of how the rubble had fallen. And the young man beside him might very well be in for more heartache. "I'm sorry, Alex. I know there's nothing to say that can really help, but you know you can always come and talk to me when you're ready to, if you need an ear. My door is always open to you.
"Other than the obvious, are you settling in all right?" Remus imagined it was rather easy to get lost in all this and one young man who was barely of age and a natural loner could easily get lost even more than the others. "Do you need anything?