It's not like he hasn't head a lot of this before, right? Or, well, most of it. It's not like his brother ever had nice things to say, ever. Or so Heck feels. Still, he wont let up on this one, not yet. Even if the man just got closer on him like that. God, it took a LOT not to back up, but the flinch was there.

"As grateful as I am that you're showing such restraint from skinning me, I still want to make sure you aren't going to completely up and ruin my life, again!"

He had a point in all this. Really.