"I would not dream of calling you a damsel-in-distress." He had the grace enough to look affronted by the idea. "I was simply thinking that perhaps I could kidnap you in a... I'm the bad guy sort of way."
He chuckled at himself. Perhaps he'd read to many novels. Since Hood had turned him tot he Library he had found plenty to ingest. Plenty to enjoy. And a good bit to lose himself in, when he was not lost because of what he felt for her.