[ his "we" reassures her. honestly it does. but then he asks that question and now her eyes are brimming with tears, though she's not crying. yet. her voice comes out very tight. ]

He knows. He's just -- not very good at fighting, I mean, he's working on it, but he hasn't-- and I think he might want to ... to be the one that does it, but Sanji, I couldn't, I just couldn't let him-- what if I killed him? I...

[ Xion buries her face in her hands, tries not to cry, and fails. ]