[A soft half-hearted chuckle is the only response, at first. It's just a sort of awkward sound meant to make it clear he heard and acknowledges the thanks.]

When I first got here, I was so damn surprised. Me... an Initiate? Heh. I thought the one in charge here was just crazy. Now, I know... he is crazy, but how's that any different from some of the shit we're forced through by our lives, back home? [He gives Azul a warm smile, the tiredness in his gaze doing nothing to weaken it.] You can't blame the death of an entire forest on yourself, just because you chose to continue using paper.

[With that, he moves to crouch just a little closer, one hand holding the kid's glasses out for him to take. His other hand very gently ruffles Azul's hair.]

None of us can pick the kind of life we're forced into, but we can choose to make even a single moment better for somebody else.