He clenches his jaw tight when she asks that, not wanting to answer it right away. 'Of course not,' his heart says, as if he could expect any other reaction from her. Of course she wouldn't want to leave him behind, but if they didn't have to worry about him, if his safety wasn't in the equation at all...

"I know, it's stupid of me," he's a real idiot! He won't deny it. "So I want to apologize."