"Thanks." Kobra took the tea with a smile. He was glad to see Daneel sitting with them, since he'd been about to ask him to, anyway.

He touched Daneel's shoulder with the hand that was already around the back of Lydia's shoulders. "That's just how friends are, though. It's like how people in danger make you worry and feel sick. When I know my friends are in danger, it does that to me, so I'd rather just keep you safe to begin with." He couldn't keep his friends back home safe, but he could keep his friends here safe.