Fletcher shuts his eyes. Richard clearly has some delusions going on and they are not things Fletcher can deal with right now. He doesn't have the energy.

"I don't want anything to happen to you because of me. Whoever's on my trail didn't think it was too out of line to kill my parents, so if they catch whiff of anyone I'm keepin' company with here..."

He sighs again, then opens his eyes. "I'm not tryin' to scare you. I just think you deserve to know what's goin' on so you have a choice."