[By later, he meant in a couple of days anyway. For now he just really wants to know that at least one of his family members is safe and still by his side. If he can't protect them, then he doesn't think he's worth existing, and it makes trying to live, to survive and eke out an existence in Luceti that much more pointless for him. So Norma gives him more than just emotional comfort by being there, she gives him drive.]
[THAT NIGHT]