He doesn't say that it had been lucky, then, that he had been kind. Though, he does think it. He's not sure he can reconcile himself as a kind man, no matter how much it's insisted that he can be more. Still, he won't call her a liar and she's offering company when he thinks he needs it most. "Maybe we should ice my bruises, at the very least. You can tell me if you think they need further treatment."