She almost laughed as he told her she was far from helpless. She knew very well what people thought of her, and while she did know the barest basics of self defense - her brothers wouldn't let her walk home from school without knowing the prime target areas on the body - she knew she was no fighter. And with the supernatural edge to the building, she didn't stand much of a chance.
"It's a risk that I'm... well, it's one that I half to take. The more people who volunteer the better, else everyone will have to take longer and multiple shifts. And honestly Vlad, I need to do something. This is my home and anything that I can do to make it better and safer for the people I love inside, I will do. I'm hoping that the people on the list are of the same sort of mindset and not..." And not murderous psychopaths, but she didn't need to voice that aloud. "It's dangerous, yes, but..." She knew it was a risk when she signed up, and she knew that Vlad wouldn't exactly approve, but admitting out loud now pointed the grand flaws in her plan. "I have mace? And I was thinking about some self-defense classes as well. I was going to peruse the local gyms while I went job hunting."