[Dacorum]

You fight to protect, not to destroy or for your own gain. That is why I trust you.

Taishi hears Dacorum worrying about what Ascellus might think about this development, though, as well as the implications of this bond to the execution of his duties -- if he has to protect her to preserve his own life on the battlefield, that could interfere with his ability to protect others.

He hopes that she gained enough of his resilience to make that less of a concern.