He looks down at her for a moment, wondering how best to answer that. Because in all honesty, he's been fighting for a long time. But she can't know that. Not yet, at least. But the idea of lying to her so plainly is beyond what he's willing to do.]
There are people here that need protecting, [He squeezes her hand lightly as he says it.] and I want to protect them however I can. We look out for each other.
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He looks down at her for a moment, wondering how best to answer that. Because in all honesty, he's been fighting for a long time. But she can't know that. Not yet, at least. But the idea of lying to her so plainly is beyond what he's willing to do.]
There are people here that need protecting, [He squeezes her hand lightly as he says it.] and I want to protect them however I can. We look out for each other.