Ah. Hesitation shows in John's face, a tangle of defensiveness meeting shame. He drops the bristling posture with a huff of breath.

"I suppose." He sounds grudging, unwilling to admit weakness even in this small way. "It is a change to this body that I had no choice or control over. That would bother anyone."

That isn't why the mark disturbs him, but he does not intend to tell that truth at all. He is certain he knows who brought him here, and thus he is certain that the symbol was chosen as a personal slight.