The only one who fought me was Rikka, and she held her own well enough for the amount of time we had.

[But the tone of voice and the sequence of logic here is beginning to be something more than a curiosity -- he's only spoken to her once, but she'd been almost too pleasant then. This is different.]

I may be dangerous, and you don't need to trust me. But I have no interest in hurting you. You're not in my way.