It's a while before he manages to speak. He feels like he should be saying 'I want to go home', but ... the words aren't coming out. Something just doesn't sound right about it. In the end, he settles for -
"I ... want to know my my friends safe and well. And I ... damn. There's a lot that Travelling's done for me. I don't wanna lose that. Other than that ... this is kinda tough."