Aw, John. "Yes, I'll come back to the room," Jack promises. He's already had this talk with Serph, at least partly, so now apparently it's John's turn. So he adds, "But you must tell me if you and Serph want time alone again. I don't want to intrude on whatever you two might want to build."

Unless they don't want to do it again. But Serph, at least, had seemed potentially inclined in that direction.