[ good cringe under his sheer earnest affections writhe and squirm ]

I will protect the sacred texts at all costs, I assure you!

[ jovial and bright, punching his voice up so that he's all smiles and sunshine and not worried about what's going on or might be coming ]

Well I think you're giving yourself too little credit. Perhaps if we meet in the middle, we'll find the truth of the sentiment--though I am rarely wrong about things~!

No stupid heroics. Only calculated, somewhat foolish heroics with appropriate backup and secondary plans. Promise me.