[ she could ask plenty more questions about what a horse happens to be, and what the significance of its horn is, but instead, she listens, just like he asks. ]

...I know, Peter.

[ and there's his first name, soft but intentional. ]

I am still learning who I am outside of Thanos's control. This is a process for me.

[ she flexes her hand again slowly, but the careful way she goes about it makes it shake just a bit less. ]

But I think I will always be a warrior, and I will go about many things in ways you do not.

[ she glances over her shoulder again, though her expression doesn't hold disdain this time, even the glare having melted away. ]

Unless I'm actively harming myself, my means of recovery are my own. I am not posturing or— however you interpret my behavior. I have accepted your help with this — [ she gestures vaguely to her hair. ] — because I am willing to make more allowances for myself when I have been injured.

[ because she's learning to do that, to show some form of weakness around him. letting him braid her hair is a big step, because not only is it physically close, it's also a moment of allowing herself to admit that she couldn't do it.

that's still huge for gamora. ]