Quihen opened his eyes wide in shock. "Oh, no, that's not at all what I'm trying to say!" he said hastily. He realized by her reaction that he had said all the wrong words. "My actions were never about making it safer for ourselves, they're about..." As he thought about what words to use, he desperately raised his hands towards his head. Seeing his ringed right hand, he shamefully took another step back and hid it behind his back again.<br/>"I'm sorry!" he exclaimed, on the verge of begging. "It's not - I don't -... I haven't even killed any angels in ages,<em>please</em>just hear me out, okay? I swear I won't do you any harm. Last two angels I met, I didn't even attack!" He added softer: "Even though they did try to kill me."