[Ah...the hard-hitting questions. He starts to make a plate for Yuri (and one for her mother to set aside for later) as he considers how to answer, gaze dropping to the food.]

... I have a... task I must complete. There is someone I need to find.

[...]

Thanks to your care, I will be able to continue now. Thank you very much. [AND ANOTHER BOW OF HIS HEAD-- he really is so grateful though, this is so important.]