[Darin turns to shield her from some rotting fruit being thrown at her. She'll hear it thud against his muscular back and fall harmlessly to the ground.]

As long as you draw breath, there's always a future for you.

...I don't know what happened to make you like this but I'm not going to leave you. Not to these animals.

[Darin shoots a glare over his shoulder that could freeze fire and several of the closer attendees reflexively back away. That one glare says it all: He dares someone to try and stop them.]

[If no one is going to take up the challenge of the witch and her protector, then Darin will calmly step off of the dais and start walking away.]