The question surprised him. Why would she want to hurt herself voluntarily? As it was, he'd seen enough blood spilt lately. He'd felt the warmth of Kate's blood spray across his face. That wasn't something he was ever going to forget, remembered it every time he felt the first warm spray of water in the shower, and had to turn his head away from it. He wondered if he'd ever get over that. He wasn't about to ask someone to make themselves bleed.
"I'll take your word for it," he chose as his response, pulling his sunglasses down off his head and covering his eyes. "Let's go see this Ice Room I'm supposed to help keep secure."