[Switches back to human to give him a quick kiss.]

Ah... I'm afraid. I'm not as strong as Ace and my Pops... because it's not about being able to even embrace my own death. I have to stay strong for my brothers and... I don't know that I can. Blackbeard knows everything about us, all our weaknesses, everything about Pops' territory... playing him against the marines can only last so long. They believed he wasn't going to betray them once, if they're that stupid, he'll fool them again. I'm scared. I hate it...