"Quite the contrary," he said. "She told me that you offered to teach her to use a gun. Thank you for that." He smiled slightly, more a relaxation of his lips and a slight crinkling of the skin around his eyes than a true smile, but a pleased expression all the same. "Even if she didn't take you up on it."
He nodded, looking down briefly. "She's spooked. But I think she'll be fine."