[ feeling the authority they touch his face with should calm him down a little... keyword being "should," though, because it actually does quite the opposite. he respects the hold they have on him, but his shallow breaths serve to remind them about what they had interrupted. ]

Ya said ya liked me 'cause of how I protect what's important to me, didn't ya? Obviously, that includes you. So when ya told me what went down between the two of ya, I knew what I had to do on your behalf.