It made him feel oddly protective.

"She's sleeping at the moment, Sadi," she told him, her hand going to the front of her bodice in an oddly protective fashion.

Her eyes widened, making him feel oddly protective.

She felt oddly protective of the new life inside her, which was silly, since it was obviously well settled in.

I was feeling oddly protective of Curtis.

Oddly enough, Ferret knelt beside the fallen warrior, cradling her raven head in an oddly protective gesture.

Yet Regis felt oddly protective toward his kinsman, having sensed his bitterness.

It was an oddly protective gesture that warmed the pit of her stomach.

She fell oddly protective of him as she propped her head on one hand and minutely inspected his profile.

He felt oddly protective of her, even though she was no doubt a far better shot than he, more equipped to defend herself.