"Not since I became an Olympic boxer," he returns in that same wry tone. Yes, those sorts of assumptions run rampant in his time. There are plenty of women that truly are wilting flowers in the face of adversity, but there are just as many who proved to be a far greater threat than any man. He'd learned very quickly never to underestimate a woman. They could be the most treacherous of all...

Number 6 holds that eye contact with a strong and steady gaze. Johnny may be able to visualize the scales weighing in his mind. That same lingering suspicion of something is back. He's getting a stronger sense now of what it could be. But is he ready to peel back the edges and look it in the face? Is he? He faced death just yesterday, so why does this feel infinitely more dangerous? Is that because Johnny seems ready to trust him? Or is it because he isn't sure if he's worthy of that trust?

"'If I can be a man you respect,'" he recites. "That's what you asked of me. It's a fair ask."