And there she goes again. This new version of the girl was much more hesitant than he would have thought she'd be. She'd been all confidence and swagger not two seconds ago, and now she was running away. Again.

"You're a lot more skittish than I thought you'd be." He dropped out of his combat stance and began a nice, slow walk toward her. Best not to frighten her with any sudden movements. "You've got a huge sword, can shoot little balls of energy out of your hands, get to fly around all day like supergirl, create shimmery forcefields with your brain, and you're still scared stiff of little ol' me, huh?" He held his hands out in a placating gesture. "I suppose it's too much to ask for you to take some initiative? Like I said before, not all of us can fly."