Then it would be my responsibility. As the health and safety of all my family is my responsibility.

[He smiles then, and it's a soft smile, a fond smile.]

I did not force him to do so, if that is your fear. I could not talk him out of it, in fact. I have known him all my life, and there is a point when to deny such loyalty ... it is an insult. How can I reject his wish to protect me, just as I wished to protect him?