Very mildly, "Fire doesn't go lighting itself, Tom." A few beats later, because Baedal: "In this house."

In other words, he was already up, he's just still in the process of achieving actual wakefulness. Which may or may not have something to do with the fact one of the locals pays him in good ale, uh.

"Besides," sipping, "the wood out the back's still no good. Porch out that way's all blocked off for now." Surely Seoraj would love to explain to locals why there was some random dude hopping out his window. Surely!

After a few moments, "I pay my share of attention. When I'm awake."