“Well I’m not going to tell you that you can do something, then punish you when you do it.” He looked away from her for a few moments and to a crowd of people walking by. He made a quick trip over to them and back with his superspeed so fast that it didn’t seem like he moved. When he came back, he had a couple of wallets in hand and he started sifting through them to get money.
“You need to get a backbone, Merope. As long as your arms and legs work, you can defend yourself if someone attacks you.” Once he had the money out of a wallet, he tossed it aside and moved on to the next one.