[His fists clench. Though he's not sure exactly what Break is getting at, or rather where these words are coming from, he still has an answer.]

If practical day-to-day matters were all we had to deal with here, that might be true. If you were to disappear here, I...

[Ugh, he's going to have to say something sappy here, isn't he?]

My 'priorities' here are the same as back home. I'd rather keep using you as you use me than try and get through all of this without you.