"Well, guess that at least sets my mind at ease. Not that anyone could really stop you if you really wanted to." he replied as he looked up in thought.

"You know, this ain't too bad really. Get stuck with a good looking and powerful gal who could easily turn me into flayed hum-- well whatever I am anymore." he chuckled before running a hand through his hair and looking back towards her.

If only she knew how much he valued her presence on the ship, and the fact that she had even bothered speaking with him in the first place. They were... similar kin in more ways than one. If the spliced in zerg DNA didn't give him away, just the similar backgrounds and knowing what each of them had gone through was enough to stir a sense of closeness for him as far as the Queen of Blades went.