"I don't know, I'd say it was pretty smart. If there's no reason for his eye to be on you, maybe he doesn't know the extent of what you can do. And then there's the..." Heather sucked in a breath. "Possibility of failure, they may be preparing for that possibility too. Leaving people behind that can defend the defenceless" And she could definitely see that in him.
Especially when his lips graced her brow. "I'm not exactly the fighting type though. I can hide, I can smartmouth..." But she knew she was more of a liability than a gain. Still she did feel pretty safe with his arms around her. "I'd have to share you if things went bad." Selfish, selfish brat is what she was.