Florida can't help but lean forward to whisper in her ear.

"I don't wish to coddle. I wish to help a friend. And... perhaps spoil a lover the littlest bit. But I will stop if you really want."

He hopes she doesn't want. He doesn't get magnanimous must for the sake of it often. Even his cooking and knitting for people here has ulterior motives. To make them like him despite what they know. To make them comfortable. To keep the peace.