If she didn't know him, that sudden movement would have scared her senseless and sent her screaming out the door. But she does know him. She trusts him with her life and so her only reaction is to take half a step back until he's settled at her level. There's no spike of fear or stress within her, and her expression remains set in some semblance of sadness.

"I'm scared out of my mind, Knock Out," she says in a steady tone, looking straight into those red eyes without hesitation. "Every minute we've been here, it's all I can do to hold myself together and not fall apart. But that's no excuse for my actions toward someone I care about. People letting fear get the better of them is what started this war and I refuse to be like that myself. We both deserve better than that."