That's their lack of vision then.

[ He frowns ]

I don't trust just anyone with my back. If they couldn't see that, tis their loss.

[ He tenses when Charis moves, but he does not strike or draw the blade, only watching with wary eyes. His smile is sad and bitter, his true age visible in his eyes, which are for a moment far older than his face ]

It would not be the first time that evil has come in fair guise.