"I told him, I promised him, that I would be careful. That I'd hide if he wanted me ta hide, stay back if he wanted me ta stay back-- 'n I will, I swear I will if it'll make 'im feel better."

Doll swallows and takes a moment to scrub at her eye and over her covered cheek. Nothing to see here, just a normal conversation. "Who'll look after 'im, though? If I'm not there?"