If he were a different sort of asshole, he knows he's take advantage of this, of her state, of the situation. And Mad Sweeney might be a piece of shit, but he's not that piece of shit. Nina doesn't need some asshole trying to get his hands on her when all she needs is some fucking comfort.

Besides which, he hasn't put his hands on anyone but Spike in awhile. Which it its own bit of fucked up trouble.

"Everything's alright enough," he says. "Or it will be eventually. It's the way of the world, lass, the good and bad balance out in the end. Like the wind, it's always changing."