If she told him that, he'd be quick to put those fears to rest: he isn't really made for pity, and he understands, deeply, what it's like to always expect retaliation or payment. Nothing has come to him for free, which is why it's so easy, now, to accept that she expects him to want something in return.
"I didn't say that. I said it's little use against a gun- I also know how to box, but if I put my fists up a bullet'll rip right through those too, won't it?"
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Date: 2016-04-04 09:20 am (UTC)"I didn't say that. I said it's little use against a gun- I also know how to box, but if I put my fists up a bullet'll rip right through those too, won't it?"