That sure is a lot of words he knows that individual meanings of, put together in a way that makes no sense at all.

"A pit...?" he murmurs to himself, eyes falling down to his feet as he wonders what the hell that could be. Is it a metaphor? Is this person--

He shakes his head quickly, clearing his thoughts. He can ask about it later. For now, there are other things that are far more important to deal with.

"Okay." There isn't any judgement in his voice. He's just taking the news in and trying to incorporate it into his thoughts. Sometimes people need protecting and that's okay.

"Are you willing to run directly into a dangerous situation? Or do you want to hang back?"