[He'd like to be able to say 'yes' with certainty. But this was a situation where he didn't feel absolutely sure of much of anything. Even so... for all the times that Asbel had been his strength, it was only fair he support him now.]

What are you talking about? It may not be right away, but the others will find us soon enough. We definitely haven't seen them for the last time.

[This time, he'd help Asbel too.]

And it sounds like we'll have our hands full here.

[Richard still had a lot of questions about that - but the point of their being here was to help fix things. But it would keep them busy, and who knew - maybe it wouldn't be so long before everyone was together again.]