Hushed Willows know the differences between the walkers and the sleepers

She didn't respond, which was probably just as well. It left him the chance to just shut up for a bit and to also clear out of her personal space and that of her child's. Stark did offer her an encouraging smile and a dip of his head, even a brief moment of interaction with her to check up on how she was doing was good enough for him in that moment. With the taste of fish out of his mouth and the taste of foot replacing it Stark backed up to the edge of her little den. 

When Octavia finally tore into the fish Stark took that as his sign to leave, heading out of the Crook to rest out front and start working the tangles from his tail as he'd mentioned before. He was a bit vain in that regard, but, if he was working with his mouth it meant he couldn't say anything else outright foolish like he had with Octavia.