So much devotion. He almost had to take a step back as the sheer weight of Jock's love pressed on his form as a leaf in a hurricane.

"I see." he replied, frowning. "It's... obvious. How much you love her, I mean. But... a part of love is letting folk make their own mistakes sometimes. If that makes sense. You... ah. You say you let her down once before and I'm assuming you mean someone hurt her? Trust her to have learned from that mistake. Give her not just your care, but your confidence, too."

That was rich. Jon was not a trusting man by any means. However, he did at least trust those he cared about to be independent and learn from their mistakes. Mistakes were easy to make. He'd made several. More than. And he'd learned from each one.