[ Her hand welcomes his, and after a few moments of appreciating his words and the intent behind them, she can't help but say the same: ] You, too, you know.

Your abilities are incredible and breathtakingly powerful. [ Not that she's seen the full extent of them, either, but just the little amount she has seen, and the power she feels from him, she's under the impression that he's holding back a lot. ] But I still don't want to see you hurt. [ By others, or by her own power.

Although, she's sure that he's had others say that to him his whole life, and she hopes that her saying it one more time isn't so much of a burden to him. For her, though, this is relatively new. ]