[ He exhales sharply, amusement bubbling in his chest and colouring his words with fondness as he replies almost immediately. ]

Only you would think being held at gunpoint and forcing me to fire thrice is a pleasant memory, damn gambler.

[ Then he falls silent. There are certain memories that Aventurine does not want him to see. It is not because he considers them private. Then it is because he is afraid of how it will affect the scholar. Is he trying to protect him from the gruesome scenes of his past?

No, that is not quite correct. Aventurine knows he does not need coddling. But it must be those scenes he does not want Ratio to see. Not for the gore and violence, then, but because... ]

You are afraid my opinion of you will change.