She was uncomfortably quiet, and he resisted the urge to grab her by the shoulders and shake her. Though he didn't rule that option out if she didn't snap out of it. The dog seemed to bring her out of her head and back to herself a bit, but not enouh to satisfy him. He did smile at her attempted humor, but it didn't even make her smile, and she looked like she was slipping back into her despair again.
He sighed before he gave up and did shake her a little by the shoulders. "Ally snap the hell out of it! If you let yourself worry too much and sink too far into the fear then you don't stand a chance. This woman is just a woman, she might be more powerful than most, but she's still a person who has weaknesses like everyone else. Now I'm not going to have you just give up before the end, so you better get used to the idea of fighting back, because I'll be damned if I'm going to just let you or anyone else slip away without a fight, even if I have to hunt down this bunt myself."