"... Mm. And here I thought you didn't look a day over twenty-five." His lip quirks for a moment before he sobers again. "That's... ugh. Fucking awful." There's no other word for it. He opens his mouth to compare, to say that clearly he didn't have it as bad as Soldat, but shuts his mouth.

Think before you talk. Right. "... Might sound stupid. You can take care of yourself. But I'll still keep you safe. Anyone tries that on you and they won't live to finish the next word."