[ He’s quick to catch that she’s uncomfortable and tries to pull back, to give her some space once she’s on her feet, but she grabs hold of him instead—and he’s really not sure how to handle this.

For a moment, he thinks about just…ending this whole thing and getting her out of here. River is clearly terrified, and it’s a terror that reaches far beyond the general air of anxiety that permeates the room. She says it hurts, and how is keeping her in this situation helping anyone?

But all the same…he just made a promise, and he can’t see her letting that go. He’s been holding onto a lot of guilt over broken promises, and adding another to the pile doesn’t feel quite right. So he just lets her grip at him for a moment, lets her try to work through this to some degree on her own because he doesn’t know what else to do. ]

Okay. Listen—listen, just…just look at me for a sec.

[ He tries to draw her attention again, back to him and away from those poor corpses. ]

I can’t hear what you hearing, so you’ve gotta help me out here. Wire me in. What are you looking for? What do we have to get out? You have to let me know so I can help.