Well, that's certainly a reassuring response. Even if Shrike still feels a little unsure. Approaching someone just for a friendly chat and no more is kind of new to him, after all.

He does, however, sit down as directed, and it's probably obvious from his posture that it's a relief to be out of the sun. He's definitely not used to dealing with so much heat, and the fact that he dislikes the idea of anyone getting a good look at his face--or anything else, for that matter--doesn't help with that at all.

"Oh, uh, I can buy some myself..."

He did more or less take Dimitri's earlier advice with regards to finding a job he could do. And he has a particular aversion against feeling indebted to people, if he can help it.