"I can take a beating as good as anyone else, thanks," Gretel tells him with a scowl. She doesn't need to be babied here, and if she wants to throw her brother out of the way, she damn well is going to.

She still has to admit, though, that it's maybe a little nice to be taken care of, as much as she protested against it. Better to get it over with now than when it's bad, and better her brother than the kid.