For a second, he thinks she means his situation, which causes him to shift uncomfortably. But then he parses it, and realises - thankfully - that's not where she's going at all.

'I don't know. It just doesn't feel right.'

A pause, and he massages his neck again.

'And because if it became uncomfortable enough to make him show up - well.'

Maybe he doesn't need to spell it out, but he does anyway.

'...he'd do a lot of damage before anyone even realised what was happening.'