Sweeney thought he'd covered that in the 'all I could think about was you and how I didn't want to hurt you', but he also understands that a lot has happened since then, and she didn't have context in the first place. He takes her hand, his expression softening.

"'Cause I don't wanna hurt you. The idea of it drowns me. That was all I could come back to. That it might, an' it weren't worth the risk. Yer too precious ta me fer me ta do that." Sweeney presses his lips, trying to swallow to manage the rest of his first point.

"I'm willin' ta give up what I was, if that means you don't hav'ta feel that."

Sacrifice. For her.