Why would I be worried? You can have him, though I expect he'll just break you in half.

[Maybe the kid reminded 76 of younger days, and what old man didn't need that? Of course, 76 needed to be kept in line more than anything. Sometimes the easiest was to get that tether in place was to care, shift the narrative to what 76 could put himself through to what the old soldier was willing to let others put themselves through.]

Things that fly too close to the sun are likely to burn up.