[Ah, how embarrassing, he's hanging off this poor man and he can't do much to change that. Not without casting himself to the floor and saying "leave me save yourself" which is really just too overdramatic a measure to avoid embarrassment. No... embarrassment feels inevitable at this point. Might as well lean into that. Or... hold on tight, given the current circumstance]

A, again. My apologies. For such a burden. Ah... [he has an idea of how to make this... easier for them both. Yet again. It's the most embarrassing option. Silas can't catch a break. That's just how it goes with him]

Odd. Question. Do humor me. Might you have any aversion to. Ah. Pigs? [just hear him out-]