...Father says I'm bad. I'm probably bad sometimes. [ Bad enough to not be wanted anywhere, not even by Father, no matter how hard he tries. ] But I don't hurt anybody.

[ Ayden mumbles this, looking a little uncomfortable. He pauses for a moment, then finally just lifts up his shirt so that Jack can see his scars. ]

If you don't hurt me, I'll keep you safe.

[ He eyes that knife, giving a shrug. She probably couldn't do too much damage to him with it, at least not by his standards of what real damage is, but he'd still rather not do any bleeding soon. ]