[ There's another little huff of a laugh. ] I don't want to see me get hurt, either. I just -

[ He takes another drink of champagne, considering his words. ]

I was a soldier. I followed orders, I completed every mission they sent me on, and when I lost someone who meant the world to me on one of them - they didn't give a shit. Until I found my own way, started being useful again, and suddenly they're charging back in, wanting to call the shots. Maybe I got a problem with authority, maybe I got an attitude or I'm a troublemaker, but it's not - I can't not do something.