"Y-yeah, of course," he stumbled. "The church is my home, yes." He paused again, glancing to Nathaniel briefly at the mention of he and Nathaniel being a team and he just smiled faintly. "A team..." he mulled it over slowly, the wheels in his head turning, "Yes. Of course."
He jumped when Nathaniel touched his shoulder and he looked back to his human, his iron will crumbling a bit. "D-don't worry about it, Reverend." And he wasn't used to not calling Nathaniel by his name for so long, but he didn't feel it was right at this very moment. "I'm well enough. I'm not unhappy here. I belong by your side no matter what." I'd love to take you with me. But you'd never go. I know that.