Mina gave him a particularly incredulous look, taking his chin in her fingertips. "That is, without a doubt, the stupidest thing I have ever heard you say," she told him bluntly. "You'd better not say something like it again."

She let go of his face, resting her palm on his chest instead. "Really, darling. I'm in danger here no matter whose company I keep. And the same goes for every single person here. As long as that's the case, I would prefer to be in danger around people I enjoy."

Her lofted eyebrows, she felt, said the rest.