"No, no, I could use the company." He doesn't want to be alone, and he can hear pain in Wyatt's voice. Howard's never really known someone for whom his trust mattered, and it's strange that it seems painful to Wyatt. Howard doesn't know how to respond to it, but he does want to ameliorate it somewhat.

"I stole all the prop guns. I don't got any weapons or nothing, just a stick of dynamite, but I'm worried if I use it I'll blow my hand off." He shrugs. "But there's water and I can catch you a rat."