Oh no. He continues to scritch at Fen's ears, smiling for a moment as he feels them relax only to tense up immediately as he realizes this means his translator is gone. God dammit. He doesn't want to wake them up just for a thing like that, but he's not sure how to continue. This subject is way too complicated to be limited to yes/no questions.

He chews his lip, watching them for a few beats longer. Guess he'll have to do his best for now.

"Uh, right, I want to help, but you... Do you want to hurt people? I need to keep them safe, too."