"I'm not gonna fight you on you having time." He's still being... gentle and warm. He isn't going to cut off avenues of possibilities. He especially isn't, when neither of them can speak freely. There can't be any meaningful discussion or planning.

Definitely questions aren't a thing he can ask. Like 'do how' and 'time for what' or the background and growing believe that he was brought rather than sent complicating it all.

He leaves his hand where it is, and has been.

"Anything particular you want me to be doing with that time?" Okay it's a question but. Probably the only one. And he doesn't really expect an answer. He does expect to be encouraging Zerxus to get some damn sleep.