[His fingers come up to brush along Kyle's chest.]

You've right to be nervous...and if anyone you chose to approach does hurt you or try, you can tell me. I think I'm uniquely abilitied to help you tear them apart for it.

[Or potentially break a compulsion if he found another vampire who could do that to him...but he doesn't even want to put that into the air for possibility.]

You can certainly take care of yourself, but I'd be a liar if I said I wasn't perhaps a little protective of you.