This is dumb and he shouldn't go along with it. That's what he tries to tell himself as he stays where he is, curled along by her. Finally, however, he offers a tentative suggestion.

p1l3

This is getting too intimate to have in the middle of town, even for all that it shouldn't matter, right? But he's still a troll, not a battery, and he wants a pile, goddammit. More than that, he doesn't want anyone else to see this display of weakness and softness she's giving him.