He frowns, wanting to ask her why. But there's no point to the question now, it's done and over and it just wastes time. If Espi went looking for him, he hadn't seen her, which could narrow down the places she went.

He understands what she means, that unspoken implication. He grappled with it however briefly already today, when he'd thought she'd been killed by one of the creatures. The world was bleak and hopeless and impossible, and only the thought of his children stopped him from screaming right then and there.

Cassian ducks his head towards hers and kisses her sweetly, lingering not out of passion but just being close. "I love you too, Jyn Erso-Andor." He cracks a tiny smile about her name and runs his thumb over her cheek. "More than anything. They will come home to you. And so will I."