Um, well. It seemed like the right thing to do. I didn't want you to get hurt... [he glances back towards the other students, watching them scramble about as a couple start to argue with the boy who'd made the mistake.]

Besides, what if it had been something other than just a temperature change? [he's just going to clank clonk along after her, the apparent crankiness not really seeming to have an effect on him. He's dealt with worse.]