[Hearing his friend's name gives him such a sudden and intense pang of homesickness he almost fancies for a moment that he really is hurt. But no.

(The admonition to be careful is probably necessary. Julian has developed a particularly reckless streak.)]

I'll be careful. Don't worry so much about me. Though I will need to probably know a lot more about the current state of...well, basically everything you can tell me. Who should I approach, for instance.

What else did he tell you?