If has hands weren't both busy, he'd reach out to touch her and bring her even closer. Having her ask about this is giving him a little bit of a headache. He can't think of why she would assume something like this when she never really brought it up before.

"Did you think that because of the scars...? Really, I'm fine... I don't even notice them most of the time."

He gives her a little, innocent smile. "I'm not as ecstatic about it as you are, but..."