You're not my mother, he almost bites out but the fact may very well be wrong there is enough to shut him up for a moment.

"It's definitely ridiculous. I'm not a toddler for one. Watching me isn't going to stop me, for two. And for three... you're really going to wait until we get all the way back to Daybreak just to decide if you want to shoot me or not?" He lifts a brow at her. Really, it might be that part that's the most ridiculous of all.

"Why bother? Deal with me or don't. Because otherwise, you've got to resign yourself to watching me."