There is no need to be. [He's already reaching for her hand before he remembers that this is Kat, not Kitty. Hopefully he aborted the action soon enough that she didn't notice.]
It was important to patrol the prison since many people are not themselves today. [His eyes shift to the bruises around her throat.] The Defense Force is not always as successful as keeping everyone safe as it would like to be, but we try very hard.