Yep, seriously. "Well that may be the case in your world, but like everyone has been telling me, it may not be the case on these other worlds we visit. I'd rather ensure we can all come back relatively safe and sound." Look, he's got one job on this lousy ship, it's stupid, but he's going to do it, okay?

Zagreus wasn't expecting him to be so quick, in truth, and so he just barely twists his body out of the way of the swipe, his eyes widening in surprise as he takes a few steps backwards. "Woah-!" It's not enough to get out of the way of another attack, but it keeps him from taking the first swing directly on.