[That makes a lot of the tension bleed out from him, and he seems his normal self when he's around her. Mostly. There's still an edge of wariness.]

I'm not trying to keep you away. I'm telling you to be careful. She has a very dangerous kind of pride - she thinks she's invincible, when none of us are and it'll be a harsh lesson when she learns it.

[He runs a hand through his hair, and looks away, at someone taking one of the larger paintings home.]

I don't want you to hurt.