I only kicked you in the stomach after you hit me with a chair.

Wrench underlines the whole sentence, like it's the final word on the matter. He can't pretend he doesn't understand the impulse, though. He's lived a lot of his life watching his own back and assuming that everyone's out to harm him. The kid did what he needed to protect himself, and that will undoubtedly bode well for him here in Sweetwater.

Otherwise, Wrench wouldn't be too keen on the idea of Numbers sharing a home with someone likely to get him killed.

Hungry? He writes the single word on the next line before abandoning the notebook and pen in favor of whatever might be left in the refrigerator.