Trying as much damage control as he can. Also, getting sent on the mission he planned to anyway.
Ingredients for cookies. That is a noble reward. He will lure you to the dark side with them.
That dog looks weird.
One more song. As if the previous one didn't do enough mental damage.
"It's just a simple cookie."
Simple is best.
"Wait, isn't that way too fast?"
You're one to speak.
"How overprotective can you be?!"
That's not being overprotective. That's being caring and sharing.
That you recognise as a culture.
"He's empowering others again..."
She's too used to that shit.
"Trying to show off that childish behaviour won't get you anywhere with me."
Not like he needs to. She's with him anyway.
"No one bothers to pick them up."
So they have enough steel, and no scavengers want to deal with that either.
"We will not let monsters harm you!"
Right, some weak NPCs trying to protect two OP MCs. I wonder if that's better or worse than some bandits trying to mug the OP MC party...
Few things are worse to find than monsters, but killed monsters is one of them. Unless you own the doggo who killed them.