[catching the briefest, tempting glimpse of that stretching before looking away again. He really should just -- run away... but she's leaving him alone for the moment, and turning his back on her might be a bad idea...]
I'm stone, as I know you've noticed. It won't feel very good to you, and I can barely feel anything at all. [This is clearly him trying to talk her out of it, even if it sounds like he wants to be convinced. Clearly.]