[It took him a while to open his eyes, but not because he was trying to ignore her. The train was loud and as usual Elissa walked softly. When his eyes found her, he instantly gave her a quirk of his lips. He took in that she looked worried, but there were so many reasons for her to be he didn't bother to assume what was creasing her brow.]

Mi jefe fuerte. [Waving her over to sit, he didn't have to move much to give her space. He had been in a 'sprawl' carefully contained to his seat.] Just the usual tiredness.