[There's a wave of his hand at her correction, accepting it and moving on. There were other things to focus on here, things that... were confusing, and different from what he's had experience with, and he wasn't sure what questions to ask that weren't breaching her privacy when it came to this.]

That's a helluva lot to have on your shoulders. Can't you recruit other people to help keep her safe with you? Ease the load off a little? If there's anything I've learned in life, it's that fate and destiny can be a load of crap, and nothing ever goes according to how people plan it to. I'm a living example of that, quite literally.

I mean... if they're strong enough, and you told them what you told me, I'm sure they'd be happy to pitch in. That, or you can teach this Princess of yours how to fight, but I can get that you don't want to risk getting her hurt, either.