Maybe he needed to truly take the time to appreciate the sentiment as opposed to belittling every little thing that had been going through Tyr's head. It was not as though there was any reasoning to be cruel now but the other never had given him reason to. It would be further from how he felt and it was best to be honest with where they were.

"There is nothing else to do besides wait."

Make desperate last minute wishes? Think about every other minute and how it could have been done differently? There was much more that one could do while sitting but it would not make much of an impact.