"And what if this place retaliates? I don't want anything to happen to you." They knew nothing about this place. They had no idea what else it could do. He just didn't think it was a good idea to screw around with anything until they knew more.
"Let's take this one day at a time." He didn't want to jump ahead. They had just gotten here. They knew nothing. They needed to take it slow. "Oh, well, if we find a guitar we'll have to get you practicing again."