Snape took a long pause before speaking, hoping his words came out right. "I must admit that I didn't realize you had an emotional attachment to me. When I did finally understand that, I was... understandably... surprised yet flattered. I said how I was willing to risk my life alongside you no matter the odds, because we believed in the same thing and wanted a brighter tomorrow. This all was, however, said only to myself after I thought that Dominika had killed you.