" I know. Those thorns are the main reason I didn't grab you by the hand more often. Not because it hurt me but because of the face you made whenever we touched and how fussy you got over me being hurt by it even though it really didn't hurt." He wasn't accusing her with those words. Just putting his own perspective of those moments on the table.

"It only got worse though after I brought you back." Because now he could still feel pain but the longing to touch her had grown even more intense.