that's when he heard it:
???:"$20 bucks on the princess-"
"Make it $30-"
???:"Pft, you'd bet on a woman-"
"Oh? Would you like to step into this arena yourself?"
YEPP HE COULDDDD BUT SINCE SHE WWAS DOING ALL THAT TALK ABOUT HIK SHE SHOD BE ABLE TO HANDLE HERSELF, HE DOESN'T UNDERESTIMATE WOMEN, HE KNOWS THAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF THINGS AND HE UNDERSTANDS THAT SHE DOESN'T WANNA SEE HIM RIGHT NOWWWW. PLUS, IF SHE GETS HURT THATS HER FAULT AND SHE'LL HAVE NOBODY TO BLAME BUT HERSELF ANDDDDDDDDDDDD EVERYONES REPLACABLEEEEEEEEEEE, that's how he sees it.