[ Cain doesn't answer right away. What he does is stand up and grab his chair, walking them around the table next to Lucretia before setting himself back down. His arm comes around her shoulder and he gently nudges her to lean against his side; depending on how she receives it, he'll probably tilt his head to rest it on top of hers.

He gives her some time before he speaks. ]

I don't doubt that you'd do whatever you could to protect them, one thing over the other, but there isn't anything you can imagine that would inspire that. Playing what-if just doesn't work here.