"Liz, we are a team," he insists. "Even if you think you can't actually fight or protect yourself, there's so much you do for me that no one else can."

It's the truth.

"You don't have to protect me in order to be part of my team. You don't have to fight, either. You just need to be you and if you can't believe that, that's okay."

Peter takes a breath.

"But that's really what I think."