TL;DR. Heiji, you talk too much. You're going to lull Jake to sleep one day.

But he did have a good point. Jake couldn't see Hershel not fussing over this. That kid had a real problem with thinking about others all the time. He really needed to think about himself now and then (or always like Jake).

"... Not going to make any promises, so don't get your hopes up. Might already have something in mind, so try asking someone else as well. Make a deal with them."