There are some things he genuinely doesn't like to speak about; the worst parts of the war, the people they lost. The good stories have gotten harder to tell because being so far removed from it, he feels less like a hero than ever. (And really, assorted medals and recommendations aside, somehow he never really did.) It's not that he doesn't want her to get to know him, it'd just... Be easier if he didn't have to explain some of it.

"I like that thing. Good call."