[ True neutral? He can work with that. Somehow her short answers seem to please him. ]

Risking your life for someone else always is a bit tricky, don't you think?

[ Hook makes a face. It's more of a comment than a question. Being a soldier is actually something he's familiar with, but that was in another life. He'd rather not get into it. Aeryn's background interests him more at the moment.

He makes a vague gesture with his hand in response to her question. ]

I want many things. The problem is that I can't get them all by myself.