[He knows she's not wrong about that—no one could avoid danger completely, especially not here. The concern is more because he's a dangerous person who does dangerous things. He didn't avoid danger, he stepped toward it. He invited it over for a drink if that's what he was asked to do.
And he can't say that there's no value in having someone familiar close by, either, because that would be a lie. It was something he could live without, but that doesn't mean he didn't appreciate it. (Especially lately, with all that he knew about his friends now. In fact, he was finding it more and more important to— well, value them. To be with them.) But despite that...]
...I do not wish to make things unnecessarily difficult for you.
[Troubling herself for him—he doesn't want that. She shouldn't have to get involved in things just for his sake.]
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And he can't say that there's no value in having someone familiar close by, either, because that would be a lie. It was something he could live without, but that doesn't mean he didn't appreciate it. (Especially lately, with all that he knew about his friends now. In fact, he was finding it more and more important to— well, value them. To be with them.) But despite that...]
...I do not wish to make things unnecessarily difficult for you.
[Troubling herself for him—he doesn't want that. She shouldn't have to get involved in things just for his sake.]