"Uh, thanks for sayin' that, man. I just...they are my family, I couldn't see them gettin' hurt because of me," then she rounded on the other girl when she told her she could help her.

"Not for nothin', and I think it is great that you wanna help me. Yet, this guy? Yeah, he's a beast...a real one. I'm closer to what he is, but even I can't go against him. I don't know how you can, and I would hate to get some random, nice chic killed," she said honestly, biting her bottom lip when she was finished for fear of how the other would take what she had said.