So maybe she was that strong. Kibitoshin hoped so; even if she had been a little rude, that didn't mean she deserved to get hurt. The chuckle caught him off guard, throwing him out of sorts for the question. Come to think of it, she had a point. Even Kaioshinkai, the one place he thought would be safe- it was in another dimension, for heaven's sake!- had been attacked not once but twice.

"I guess not," he admitted, "though I'm just used to being able to defend myself properly." And used to being defended full stop. It was all he could do to stop himself turning scarlet from the embarrassment of it all.