He made a considering sound low in in throat, tilting his head one way and then the other before he spoke.

"In a manner of speaking." He forced the frown, forced brows to furrow, his eyes to drop to the floor. He looked, he was sure, incredibly concerned. "I find your tenacity remarkable, considering..." He trailed off, then made a bit of a show of clearing the thought from his mind by shaking his head and raising his eyes, watching the buffalo once more. He crossed his arms.

"Five deaths must have some effect."