Derek's smile is a little more sympathetic than anything else when she offers still to go with him to support him when she's clearly uncomfortable with where he's going and why. So, he shakes his head a little and gives a soft laugh.

"I think the fact that you helped me with my study by giving me subjects and that you're willing to come with me even though I can tell you really don't want to is plenty of support, Katniss," he says sincerely. "If you want to come, I'd love for you to come, but I'm not going to feel like you're abandoning me if you don't feel comfortable. I'm really just dropping off the results and giving a report in the confessional, it's okay. I'll let you decide, but I don't want you to think that you have to come for me to believe that you've got my back on this," Derek explains.

He leans in to whisper in her ear, then. "I already know that you do and I appreciate it probably more than you realize."