[Oh, that's one of the very first things he ever learned how to do — unwilling. Thoughts and emotions always brush against him, and it's only with time and practice that he learned to put up a wall to keep them out. So, the reply is sharp but easy-]
Yes. But that means you need to keep looking.
[Because if he's going to extend his focus beyond this room to reach out to another mind, he refuses to let River not pick up the slack. No other reply. Henry is going to do just that, extending his mind outwards to seek other presences.]
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Yes. But that means you need to keep looking.
[Because if he's going to extend his focus beyond this room to reach out to another mind, he refuses to let River not pick up the slack. No other reply. Henry is going to do just that, extending his mind outwards to seek other presences.]