Sidon, with another burst of a laugh, beamed down right back at her. "Then what excellent fortune it is for both of us that I should be me!" he declared, sweeping a pump of a fist forward and flashing an incredibly bright and proud grin. "And, by all means, Nina, should you ever need such a rescue again, I assure you I will be ecstatic to oblige! Though I can't for the life of me imagine what undesirable sorts you might have feared to fall in with on such a trip! However, you have my undying word and unbreakble pledge that I shall continue to protect you from them by striving to be completely, devotedly myself!"