Vasquez snorts at the 'good woman' remark, even if she lets it slide. Just because he's being stupid about how good she is doesn't mean she needs to put that into words, because he should already know that.

She toys with the ring as she takes her hand back to herself, thinking that maybe come the spring, he won't want to out there on his own. "How does you being lonely protect me?" she demands of him, wanting to know his thinking.