[He gave a short, sharp yap of pain as her heel collided with his shin]

Hanako! Ow! Come on, that's not...

[Ugh. He didn't want to scold her. She hadn't meant to kick him like that, probably. She wasn't used to any of this and considering he still wasn't sure how she was going to react tomorrow... well. He took a deep breath and held it for a moment, rubbing the sore spot.]