[Giriko scowls as Birkin snaps into the phone, but relaxes a little when Birkin begins to apologize]

Look. [He pauses, scratching the back of his neck] Even if I cared that much about your problems, it's not so simple. I can't just pick him up and bring him back to you. Noah isn't gonna let him go easy, and then what am I supposed to do? I got nowhere else to go.