All he can do is huff a laugh and nod. Anything else would be too much, too telling. It's enough to think-- maybe-- that in the end he's got a home to go back to. Hasn't felt that way in a long while. Not since the prison, maybe; and maybe after that it's been on him, refusing to settle in.

But he's been trying. He did always mean that, and maybe-- Fuck maybes. They'll get out of this, get rid of Negan somehow, and they'll rebuild.

"I'll be around." It's dangerous to promise anything, now, even anything so simple. That's why he's doing it.