Perhaps.

[He'll let go of Jaeger's hand for the time being, trying to settle a bit.]

...I want to protect you - to keep you away from things that I know are going to hurt you. I don't want anything to bring you undue suffering, especially not when I'm the cause of it.

If I have to suffer, then it's because it's deserved; again, these are my actions, and I need to be handle the consequences of those actions. It doesn't seem fair to me to bring you into it.

[It's not an argument so much as it is an explanation, though.]