"You scratch my back, I scratch yours..." he paused to think about it before laughing. "I like that... I shall have to start using it. It's rather good for the Lannister name. The proud Lion" he said with some enthusiasm. And of course, like their motto, it had more than the one meaning. Kind acts were repaid but so were any wrong doings.
"Yes... I have had to kill in order to survive before" he said, looking up at her. "I'm not entirely proud of it, but I do know how to handle myself" he nodded. Actually, he was rather proud of how he had handled himself in battle, against all odds. Still... it was the reason he was scarred. He hated the scar on his face. It reminded him too much of what had happened that day.
"If I needed someone to protect me, and I asked you, would you consider it?" he asked her.