She cringed just a little, not at him so much as at the train of thought. "Yeah, I am small, and I'm squishy, which normally makes me a liability. But that is why I want to be able to fight. I don't want everyone to have to be looking out for me. If they aren't having to watch over me they can focus more on the fight themselves." Of course being out there in the middle of the fight was another reason she was looking for something, but she knew that wouldn't fly with many people.