Everything about her response throws him off for a second, but he doesn't succumb to it.

"I-- what're you-- now wait a sec. Okay, for one thing, of course I cared, I always cared, and I always wanted to ask, but I knew you'd only get upset and maybe even get mad at me just for the hell of it, so it ain't at all like I never cared. And another thing, I ain't the only one angry at Voodoo right now. You are, too. This ain't me dredging up what's in the past, 'cause you were thatclose to hunting Voodoo down the other night, and you said yourself it wasn't just about me. And another thing? You avoided my question."

Leaning in, he gives her knee a squeeze, but his eyes are serious, his tone of voice low and level.

"And I dunno 'bout you, but when I don't answer a question, it's usually 'cause the answer is the last thing I wanna admit to."