He leans forward and down to her at the sound of her voice, mouth opening to ask her to repeat herself. But no, he did hear what she said. Weird. Her voice unsettles him slightly, but he doesn't need to say that, offering his hand to her.

"Do you need help getting up?" he asks, hesitating... and then shifting to offer the soup instead, making a quizzical noise as if to say, 'or this instead?'