(A happiness quota? He tilts his head at that... imagine limiting how happy someone can feel. )

There's no reason to hold back. Life is more exciting when you're free.

(But he won't press it. Instead, he just inclines his head ever so slightly, bowing in acknowledgment to her thanks. He doesn't think he did anything. He didn't make the food and she would have eaten it without him.)

There's a bakery not too far from the base. When you feel like you can be happy again, I'll show it to you.