That earns her a broader, warmer smile...one touched with a hint of sadness.

"Last gal to ask me a question that sounded like that wore a uniform and slugged a fella twice her size for lookin' at her cross eyed. Put him down, too." he replies with a soft laugh, reaching up to rub the side of his nose in a nervous gesture. "I'll admit: I don't have much experience with woman? But what little I've had's taught me never to trust one that can't take me in a fight."