There's too much pain in that; Chloe can't keep her features from twisting in response as the secondary grip on her gun drops in an effort to find purchase scrabbling at his arm. Swears she can see spots in her vision though it's only been a few seconds, hasn't it?

"--you need resources. Allies." Christ, when was he ever this bloody strong. "You know better than anyone I can do that for you."