Garrot is aware enough that his brutal stories of combat and medicine are, uh, not for the faint of heart. His loved ones have had to force him not to share any such tales as a first impression. Unluckily for Luka, they've met already, and the big guy sees the person he's supposed to protect just shrinking away, verbally and physically.

"H-hey, don't worry." Garrot pulls his own hands back into a simple placating sort of gesture, and he... doesn't do anything else with them. "It was decades ago, I'm not that person anymore." The way his eyes widen and his ears droop and his voice shakes makes it pretty obvious that he thinks Luka's scared of him now. Garrot can deal with a little power-play uncertainty from the Princess, but not fear of bodily harm.

"I-I promise."