Yeah. I'm aiming to get through this thing and get the little guy back with nobody getting seriously hurt. Or, just me, if anybody. [ A cheeky, fake grin. ] I can take it.

[ It's a stupid hope, but he has it all the same. And it's a stupid thing to say, to someone who caught him hiding bruises, but this whole situation has him feeling reckless, he can't help it. ]