Cecil is the Head Boy and, as such, has heard more about the unsettling incident at the Lodge than just rumors. Even he doesn't know the details, though, and he knows that there is a lot that's being kept from him and the other students. But he doesn't have to know everything to be deeply concerned about both Dimi and Calvin and he's in a somber mood when Ree comes to see him, insisting that she be allowed to check on her best friend. Knowing that two prefects are needed to meet Calvin at the Lodge and walk him back to Ribbonfin and thinking that seeing her now might help the boy, he asks her to come with him. The friends should be able to have a little bit of time to talk before they leave and he'll give them as much privacy as he can on the walk back.

Given how late it already is and how quickly curfew is approaching, it's the best he can do.

After he explains all this, Cecil moves to grab his jacket from the back of a chair and asks, "Are you okay to go now?"