"Ow!" But he's still laughing at her, looking totally amused as he drops his arms. "I didn't inspect! They were there!"

He grins at her now, stepping out of the way of another hit. "If it makes you feel any better, I wasn't-- I mean I didn't-- you know... look at you like that, while you were-- y'know, that's why I always wanted you to husk back and--"

Because he thought she was a crazy weirdo using her sexual powers to keep him from arguing with her! He only started liking her when she was CLOTHED.