[Johnny was still a moment, processing what he'd just heard. Was he mad? No, more disappointed than mad and more scared than disappointed.

He pulled away a bit though, not for any real reason other than he was thinking.]

I'm not mad...I just wish I knew how I could tell you I don't want you to keep prying into that in such a way that you'll get it. As far as I'm aware, it takes a certain kind of exorcism and I can't tell you about it.

[Not directly, anyway.]

I don't stand up to Barry because I will always fail. He owns me and the best thing I can do is protect the people he wants to hurt because of me, and not waste my time or my energy fighting back. The easiest option would be to give him what he wants, but I'm not willing to do that either.

[So he was at a stand still. And here was Sola trying to dabble in something that had cost Chris his arm and almost Johnny's life.]

Please...it scares me to think you could be hurt by this thing because of me and it hurts to think it would happen because you were undermining what I was doing to protect you.

Just leave it alone.