[Maybe because he bakes good cookies.]

[There's the defensive "I can take care of myself" bubbling inside him, but he manages to push that down. He can't afford to be prideful now, not here, and not when his brothers simply want to keep him safe.]

...Thanks, Marco. [And his grateful smile transforms into a bright grin.] And hey, I won't say no to a one on one training with the Whitebeard Pirates First Division Commander, if you're offering!