User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Chapter 334: Sin and Sacrifice, Review/@comment-5268982-20130607192927/@comment-5840892-20130607193847

It's chivalry. A man does not stand by and let a woman take any sort of hit if possible. Especially if he cares about her. I say his action alone, is proof that he loved Juvia. Due to his lack of hesitation and the way did as if on impulse. He might not say a thing or make a move because she scares him. He probably thinks (and I must admit that I though this as well) if he told her she would immediately try to mount him, even in public in front of god and everyone. That's enough to scare most guys.