"I-" Re-l fumbles for the right word, because the accusation is both true and discomfiting. "I wouldn't actually try to kill you. You're too useful."

It's not a particularly flattering thing to reveal about yourself, that the best you can say is that the damage you inflict won't be lethal, but Re-l has only ever been good at physical communication. If someone hurts her, she hurts back.