For the kind of man that he was, this was definitely going to be a g=big deal. For the kind of things that he had done. The attrocities, the sins, the injustices. This oiught to be breaking his own record. Because he believed in himself, he knew there wasnt a single thing in this world that scared him. And yet here came an idea that paralyzed his senses.
'No.' was the only word that came out of his mouth. The only word he could hie behind. The woman beside him was immaculate in noticing the problem. He could not fool her, even if he wanted to. The only way that she would not have caught a hint of that is if she purposely decided to assume it. Ignore it.