[ Giles smiles faintly at the remark on how he looks like a wreck. ]

And there I was, hoping no one would notice.

[ Though just as he seems to relax a little, he immediately colours again, shaking his head. ]

That isn't what's worrying me, I mean- [ URK ] -are you... sure? I don't want to be a bother, or, or get in your way, anything like that.