Once the startled look fades (such a familiar situation, and such an alien one), he can feel a softening of pent-up tension running from head to toe. He doesn't smile, exactly, but his expression is a little more open, a little more hopeful.

"Yeah. A couple of days," he repeats slowly. "I'm not that far." He glances around guiltily.

"Well, I am, but I can travel pretty fast."