Piper listened to his broken speech, trying to make it make sense to her, and she managed for the most part. As much as she could anyhow. Either way, she paused when he started to pull away, and she kept a firmer grip.
"hey, you go too far and you might wind up on your ass faster than you can blink," she told him.
"Why wouldn't you want to go back to the Capitol?" she asked. "It's dangerous down here, hon. Really dangerous. And you're in no condition to fight off junkies," she pointed out, tone even, patient.