[Frieda can agree to the forces of nature being largely outside of their control - her contention lies more in the fact that Jade seems to be drawing no clear line between nature and people, instead treating them as interwoven to a degree that she objects to.]

Being a good person doesn't guarantee survival, no. But it's what sets humans apart from other beings - or rather, what sets people apart from other beings.

[She still doesn't want to believe that merfolk know no altruism - but, in fairness, between the two of them, Jade is the one who actually knows some of them.]

If you think you're taking a risk by letting me be with you while you're hurt, then that's on you. I would never look at it like that. I'm not here because I expect reciprocation, either.

[She means that. While Jade seems to have taken a calculated gamble by trusting her around him in his injured state, she wouldn't think for a moment about how he might hypohtetically take advantage of her if the roles were reversed.]

If I get hurt, you don't have to help me.

[Literally, because her titan healing powers will take care of it... but after knowing his philosophy, she wouldn't take it personally regardless. What keeps vexing her is that she doesn't actually believe that he means what he says. Why do you want to be seen as unkind and selfish? What are you afraid of?]