"He didn't have to do anything to me! He was threatening her! And I had to protect her. And you can act like all high and mighty and call me evil all you want for that. I don't give a shit about your opinion on that. About anyone's opinion on that. If killing him meant I could stop him from putting a hand on her, then that's what I was going to do."

He's saying more than he means to. For all he wants to believe in Chara, the kid is still a source of violence on the ship. He shouldn't be giving away anything about Wanda here. But he's angry. Everything had been in the name of protecting her and even if things had went south, he stood by that. No one could tell him otherwise, could try to tell him his desire was off base. Not even a kid.

"Judge me all you want Chara. I don't care. But that piece of shit threatened her just because he had a problem with me. Didn't have the guts to keep it just between the two off us! I don't care who comes after me, but I won't let anyone hurt her or any of them. Even if it makes some little punk decide I'm the bad guy."

He shakes his head, lowers his voice from the shout it's become. "I love her more than I need anyone else to like me."