For an ash tray, Alex set a small glass in front of Leon with a bit of water on the bottom.
Leon's state was concerning to begin with, but when Leon explained what had happened, Alex wasn't sure how to respond. A knee jerk response would have been to be afraid of this man, but Alex wasn't, and that could be accredited to his dreams where everything was a lot more frightening and killing was a necessity.
In Leon's line of work, it was much the same. Sometimes, a man just did what he had to.
The water for the hot chocolate was hot. Alex silently went about mixing the packaged stuff with the hot water. He added some rum to the detective's, then set it in front of him before taking his own seat.