"I know. But someone should be keeping watch."

Eight hates the idea of someone getting attacked who can't fight back. Someone being up and able to alert people is a deterrent and he has some tricks up his sleeve that he's pretty sure that will take a human by surprise.

She at least sounds like she's worried about him. That's kind of her. He offers her a smile, hoping it will make him seem confident.

"I was in the army, I can handle myself."