Well then he'll just grab her hand again, not pulling her along, but keeping her in place.

"Crazy? I've been doing this for a month," he hisses, "because someone has to take care of this stuff! The people who should don't--" He stops and takes a deep breath. "Look, you run off? They're going to track you down, it's kind of what they do. You've been seen! Might as well see this through!"