Connections are dangerous things, caring for people is a thing he's avoided. No one has broken his barriers before her and then Kyra. The realisation of how completely those walls had been torn down is deeply disturbing.

"This place is impossible," he points out, taking the few steps across the room he needs to. Riddick brushes his hand over her hair, his fingers trailing down her neck to rest on her shoulder. The touch is tentative, strange and yet familiar.