Mm, 'tis clear that this is a town perpetually in need.

[She won't argue that point - it takes a village to maintain...a village. Making sure there are enough resources and that the metaphorical trains run on time don't happen out of nowhere.]

Which means it is all the better that the burden can be shared. [Not so subtly telling him "hey, sometimes it's okay to take time for yourself, there's a safety net of people doing things here".] No one person can do everything, or be expected to. Did you not work together with your fellows back home, when the need arose? In certain things, at least.