He looked down at her hand, and while his hand leaned up to her touch, his eyes were confused.
He swallowed.
"Most are forced to do things they'd rather not do. In truth, I wanted to do it, when I did it. There wasn't anything else for me to do and I might as well make myself useful."
The last had the sound of another voice in the tones and rhythms, an often-repeated phrase. 'Make yourself useful'. Show me you're worth the trouble it is to keep you. Prove your worth.