Andy pet his free hand through Taj's hair and moved the other from Taj's face to his shaking hands, taking them both in one of his and rubbing his thumb against the fingers he could reach. He let Taj babble, cooed to him and reassured him until coherency came back.
For once, Andy managed to piece the pieces together a little faster. "Dal's looking after Casper?" he queried to make sure, still stroking Taj's hair, moving his hands to rub his thumbs against Taj's head to try and ease any pain that might be there, his choice of words not consciously deliberate but telling in his use. He wouldn't imagine that Dally could do anything to hurt Casper.