[ The slightest nod. ]

I don't think I could be the way I was again if I tried.

[ He shifts back away from Byerly, but only to give himself space to hold his jaw and look him in the eye. ]

And if later you ask me to stop, if you think I am changing or if it is too much, I will. I'll make you talk about it first—but if you mean it, that will be that. I won't resent it or hold it over your head later or anything. I promise.