Something silenced him. Either the feel of her fingers finding his, or those words.

There was little he hated more in the universe. Being undercover, identifying someone ripe for recruitment, and having to leave them behind. The only thing worse: having to stay undercover by browbeating them back to Imperial loyalty.

He couldn't do that with Jyn. He wouldn't.

But…

His fingers curled slightly back around hers. And he said very softly,]

I… shouldn't respond to that.

[But he didn't say he disagreed or that she shouldn't have said it.]