Ordinarily, Shrike would probably just leave it at that. But that very last remark catches his attention to blurt out a response immediately.

"Oh! Um, you don't have to camp if you're in town, there's places you can stay."

He'd had a hard time understanding how readily available those things are, himself, so it's not unreasonable to assume someone else might similarly be unaware.

"Uh, unless you want to, I guess..."