[she's right about that, he'd never have bothered with winter clothes and regretted it later. But his interest is short-lived, and with his hands full of coat, he doesn't have any way to block the slap.

OW.]

Dammit, ow! Cynthia! I didn't have a choice! He was gonna stop the ship from going after the Navy, he woulda hurt all of you!

It all worked out, didn't it? You guys got to the ship and stole the shard, and I kept him from killin' the rest of you. It's what a captain does. Gaius took good care of everybody, like I expected.