When he drew away, she tightened her fingers in his. Not so fast, she thought, and she used her other hand to tip his chin. "Just because I understand what you're up against, doesn't mean I'm frightened of you. I'm cognizant of what it means, and I understand the threat, and I'm not a silly girl who's going to rush into something without looking both ways," she explained with firm certainty. "But I'm not going to run scared either." She smiled just a little. "I would use a literary comparison at this point, but I'm afraid it would lessen the impact."