Sonic studied Shadow within those few precious moments before the other made his open conclusion. How he held the egg, what his face said that his voice wouldn't or couldn't convey. As for his words? Well, it wasn't exactly what Sonic had in mind, but...

"I can help, yeah," he agreed with a temporary adenoidal wheeze to his words. He tipped his head back a little to stop the ticking trickle beneath his nose. At least it was slowing down.