She was pulling away and attempting to do that thing again, and he only clenched his jaw to let her go and watched for a second more before took action. She was pale and looked sick- he wasn’t going to let her do this. “Verity.” He said harsher then he’d meant, though looking at her plainly. “I’m tired. I am not hurt, nor been dueling all day. Please, I’ll be fine.” The last words were said softly, moving to her again, trying to calm her down, as she seemed more upset then he’d expected- and not in the way he’d expected.