[ He smiles more, since she's already touched on what he thought to ask her. ]

It's selfish of me to ask, but in the event that I should have to play my hand? I'd like to ask you to stop me. Gilbert has expressed much of the same interest, but... [ He shakes his head ]

Well, I don't doubt his ability and resolve to kill me, should it come to that, but I would prefer it not be him. I've known him since he was a boy, so I feel that it would still weigh on him at least somewhat. I can't imagine you would be bound by such sentimentality, and that is how I would prefer it.