He watches Esmeralda as she gets up and he can’t help but stare at her wings.  When she tells him he can leave at any time he seriously thinks about it, yet he responds, “If it’s all the same to you, I’d rather stay.  No one has ever cared enough about me to do what you did.  Also, I’ve really got no where else to go.”  He says with a chuckle and stands up.  “I’m now an enemy combatant behind enemy lines.  I’d rather stay here if you don’t mind?” he asks bashfully.  Then, with a sudden thought and chuckle, “And someone’s got to teach Maxie here a lesson in male relations.”