Spot nods, understanding - or, at least, guessing - what was going through Ezra's mind. His own life might have been somewhat privileged, but that didn't mean he hadn't seen loss before, and he'd seen plenty of other boys go through it too, enough to give him some insight.

"Yes," he agrees, accepting the sort-of change of subject with ease "the more information we have, the more we'll be able to find out. If we can find out what started it, what it means, that might be... useful to you."

That and nobody likes to be alone, and if they can find others then Ezra will be less alone.