She finally spoke, "For once.... In my life, someone trusted me with something people would say I was too weak for or to young or incapable of..... You taught me that I can protect myself... But with you it was always just self defense. Matsen was teaching me to take a stand... I didn't choose to do what I've been doing because I found out about Matsen...... I choose the night you told me what they had done to your family. If I stop... what would the point of growing into an independent woman be? To fear what happened that night on the docks will repeat itself? To avoid walking home alone at night? To always have to be ready to be attacked when I'm just trying to get home? That doesn't sound like a life worth living...."
She sniffled and sighed, leaning against the door, "I'm going to get hurt some days... But I want to choose why..."

He sighed and looked towards his room and said " there are two ways to stand up for yourself, by making sure no one steps over you or stepping over other people... " he hoped she understood that he was teaching her what she wanted... Just in a different way. " he punched the wall and walked away. " Fine! If you want to be apart of this too go ahead... I'll stop "ruining your life" by saving it. "