Well, yeah, just 'cause you can take care of yourself-- which a lot of my friends can? [ Pretty much all of them except him! >:( ] It doesn't mean I'm okay with just not doing anything to help. It's... who I am, I guess, so...

[ He sheathes his blade, somehow more confidently than usual... probably because he's not thinking about it. ]

You'll just have to deal with this monster fighter whether you like it or not!