[He sits next to her on the other end of the bench, and leans his elbows on his thighs, looks at her with the sort of care and concern he'd give to Haytham, and Jenny when she'd been younger and their relationship wasn't so strained. He shakes his head, and gives her a small smile.]

Well, Kate, I can assure you I've done more thickheaded things than that. [See: almost the entirety of his twenties as a pirate.] Whatever it is you have to say, I could not judge even if I wanted to.