[Well between his talk with Erza during training and learning that something this bad happened to Lucy, it can be understandable why he's acting quite outside his usual routine.]

Yeah. I can smell her further down the hall.

[Honestly it's not like he isn't coming back. He just needs to get something done. And to vent. A lot of venting needs to happen. Still hearing that he has somehow managed to make her feel better. It's a start but not enough. Still he manages to give her a smile closer to his usual and the ire in his eyes subsides faintly.]

Good. I'll come back later. Okay?