Her eyebrows raised even higher than that, and Chas felt her whole body stiffen. "I don't need protection." She protected herself and that was that. She was independent. She didn't need anyone's help. Hadn't, not since her parents proved that you couldn't depend on anyone but yourself. "Things can try to change if they like. I'll fight it. And I'll win." Yeah, she was also ridiculously confident, to the point of being almost cocky, but it was mostly for good reason.