It digs a little too deep for a former slave. Gives him too many past memories of hearing others introduced to hopeless situations.

Again, nothing he wants to run by her.

"You're real good at explainin' stuff, so you're doin' 'em a big favor. An' honestly I'd be a lot less scared comin' across someone like you than I'd be comin' across folks like me." He puts his hand to her back to usher her inside.

"But today you don't gotta. Somebody else will." Especially since she liked Piccolo so much.