"What if I break you?" Declan asked with a small frown, looking down at his overlarge hands before holding them both up for inspection. Nevermind that he was as gentle and meek as a lamb. People said what they would and made his impression of himself less than positive. He didn't even touch real animals, though he did sometimes spend hours sitting in the courtyard watching the birds when he got tired of being a barfly.

"I don't want to hurt you. I'm not sure if anyone here would know how to repair you. I mean, the Exo's might, but there's a chance no one would. That would be awful."