To say it didn't hurt to hear Luke say he'd rather stay with Haseo would be a lie...but to say it was unexpected wouldn't exactly be truthful either. If he were in Luke's position, he probably would have made the same choice. But Guy was willing to work at it; he would do what it took for Luke to trust him again. "All right," he replied with a nod, glancing over at Haseo. "I'd like very much to check up on you. I won't stay long," he directed the last sentence to Haseo. It was obvious he didn't like Guy in the least, and the last thing he wanted to do was antagonize Luke's caretaker.

...how strange it sounded, to refer to Luke's caretaker as someone other than himself.