His lips twitch in a faint smile in response, though he's alert and scanning up and down the corridor even as they stand there. In a situation like this, there's simply no space to be idle.

"I understand," Nathaniel mutters with a matching grimace and a long look into the darkness as if he might pick up something creeping up towards them. He hasn't found any familiar faces, but he doubts they haven't been without their own losses.

"If you wouldn't object to some company, I think I'd appreciate it."

He's starting to jump at everything. Having another breathing person walking beside him would do wonders.