"I know," she says. "I don't think I'd like him much if he would."

Plourr reaches out, though, and she lays a hand on the first part of Aeryn that she can reach, which happens to be her elbow. "He'll be alright, Aeryn," she says, quieter, her dark eyes steady. "You'll keep him safe."

She knows how Aeryn feels about Crichton.

She knows she'll fight tooth and nail for him.

And she is certain that there is very little in any universe that can stand against a determined Aeryn Sun.