[He doesn't mean to worry her. She certainly doesn't seem to want ill for him- in fact, just the opposite. But that's what makes it complicated to tell her facts like this. That Taako is-- still a work in progress, in lots of ways. He's only barely got a grasp of how deep that goes.]

He has friends who protect him. And while he is here, I will protect him. Even if he has some... less than intelligent ideas.

[Like that one time he blew up that ore even though Kravitz clearly said not to. Or when he drops out of trees or agonizes him with a lobster. It's just a lot.]

I don't know everything about his life. I'm sure he has more I'm not privy to.