"You deserve it. You need it." Somewhere solid, something she can count on, stability that's all hers. "And I'm gonna make tripley sure if someone lays hands on ya again, you'll leave them hands in a state where they cain't hold nothin'."

He's still deeply concerned about what'll happen to her but... well... he knows she can hold her own. He's unhappy though that she has to. She deserves so much better than that. She would by default as a person just existing but a good soul like hers? Makes it even more of a crime.