He stiffens slightly at her words. Usually, he's the one who makes uncomfortably true observations about his conversation partners, and not the other way around. He doesn't always deal with it well when he's on the receiving end of it; in a way, it represents a loss of control that paralyzes and petrifies him.

"Shepherd's Haven is a good cause," he says slowly. "I like the quiet life we live. I like waking up in the early morning and hearing nothing but the ocean. But you aren't wrong... I miss the challenges, which is stupid, because the ones I'm facing are overwhelming me."