[He nods, the only acknowledgement to Porthos' words, as alien to him as they are -- he's not used to "just focusing on himself", as it were; not when you're a sergeant and the second-in-command of the Commandos. Steve was the priority then (always) and their unit, all of the fellas, he'd have put them before him at all times.]
... Was I gone for long? [He's not sure if Porthos would even know it, but as it is... he has to ask.]