[Freddie can feel it, or maybe he's projecting. Either way, he frowns indignantly.]

It's true, isn't it? At least I'm trying to learn. Do you think I like being a blubbering mess any time things get dangerous? I'm not a coward, I'm just--

[That's not true. He's really just a coward who doesn't want to be a coward, so he doesn't know how to finish that thought.]