Declan frowns as he listens, but it's more of an introspective, concerned sort of expression rather than something outright disapproving. He seems to consider that information for a moment, quiet and staring off at nothing in particular.

When he looks up, he tries to push down his worry.

"And you're alright?"

Because it sounds like Ronan has become more easy to abuse, the danger of losing himself more real. Worst case scenarios run through his head as automatically as breathing. Damage control, protection, complications, consequences.

And some flicker of him wonders what it would feel like to be a dreamer.