" He blew out a relieved breath. “You saved us both.”
“You’re welcome. But don’t think I didn’t notice your little bodyguard manoeuvre just now. You have to stop putting yourself between me and danger like that. I don’t need you to protect me any more.”
One corner of his mouth quirked up as his eyebrow lifted. He probably didn’t even know the phrase, Girl, please, but his expression said it for him. "
― Zoë Marriott , Darkness Hidden (The Name of the Blade, #2)