Shenyo paused for a moment, looking up into her eyes from his work. There were doubts in his mind about their survival, specifically hers, and hearing her words brought them back to the front of his mind. At certain points in his life death sounded like a welcome refuge. Instead he was always the one to survive in the end, even if just barely. Part of it was his own fault. They could have run from these monsters and horrors, yet they threw themselves into the fire for the sake of others. As far as trying to survive it was a rather stupid plan. To go up against something that was in the process of causing the extinction of the previously ruling species was not exactly clever.<br/><br/>"I will never promise you that. I will never put myself or my life above yours. I am risking you every moment you're around me. If things ever get too rough, you are the one who needs to run." He was having trouble keeping his voice low. "You must promise me that." One hand rested upon her own, gripping it gently.<br/><br/>There were slight stirrings from beneath the floorboards causing Shenyo's ears turning towards the sounds. Yet he paid them no mind, swiveling his ears back to her. Whatever was down there was not something he wanted to aggravate, but he wanted to make his point clear to her. He was determined to stay there until she agreed to his request even if he would never agree to hers.