"You wouldn't," Kostya advises him. "At first."

"I can explain more," he continues, "but this is not a good place." He returns his gun to his waistband and dusts off his hands. "I can take you somewhere safe, but believe me..." he comes closer, passing in and out of the light - "... I will watch you."

From the look of those eyes, that's something he'll make good on.