"You wouldn't be there to know about it! But if you're there helping then I'll find out if something is happening!"

Cole ignored the petulant grumble from Max, though his attention was pulled back to the man. There was no room for random positives for the people he cared about back home, so what if nothing bad happened wasn't something he was even willing to hope for. It was the most natural reaction he could have at the moment, even if it wasn't the most reasonable or rational one. But the promise of added protections was enough to calm him a little. "And you'll do everything in your power to make sure he gets home safely?"