Q noticed, and he gave Hex a moment to breathe and think before speaking again.

"I am the one person you can trust in regards to Danny Holt," he said calmly. Not 'me and Bond', not 'James and I', just him. Just Q. Bond might bend a bit, but Q felt- Well, empathy, he supposed. Not for Danny himself, but for the situation the young man was in. He worried often about losing Bond to the job- Now more than ever. He felt inclined to do something to ensure Hex didn't have to suffer pain like Danny had- Or Alex, for that matter.