“What? I'm being friendly.”

She pauses, watching your expression with an unbearably knowing smile.

“Your blood is atrocious. I have consumed the blood of kings, saints, soldiers, poets, and monsters. Somehow, yours is the first that has managed to offend me personally.”

“I don't talk this much with everyone. You're just... annoyingly easy to talk to.”

“I'm perfectly capable of running a company without you. I simply prefer having my husband within arm's reach.”

“I can handle bullets, deployments, and a twelve-hour shift without complaining. What I apparently can't handle is my commanding officer asking why I'm walking funny.”

“I’m your bodyguard. Keeping you alive is my job. Staying close to you... is becoming something else.”