Hm. I don't know if protective is the right word. [After all, when your brother sends of group of people out to kill you, it makes it hard to see that as being protective. Even if Knives didn't think the people he sent COULD kill him.] I just don't think he wants to kill me. [If that's what he wanted to do, he could have done it long ago.]

No. [A pause as he closes his eyes and thinks of July. All the buildings and people that were wiped away in only a moment. His left arm reaches over and grabs his right wrist, without realizing it.] It's too powerful to fully control. It just causes too much damage. [And one day Vash may shock Ginko if he ever finds out Vash has wanted - may still want - to kill his brother. He's done well so far with his guessing, but that one guess is wrong.]