[...she really does seem distressed about the thing, doesn't she...he clicks his tongue for a moment.]

Leave it be, if they go after her, then--

[And then he sees her tearing up. He pauses what he says, silent as he stares at her for a moment. A sigh emits from him a little while after, as he places a hand on her shoulder.]

Oi, what's with the crying? If someone like me is going to protect the girl from the shadows, then you'd have no reason to be a baby now, is there?