"Yeah, might be. But is he in the country?" Because a foreign armoured guy, though he only had her word he was trustworthy but he'd manage, would be useful...only if he was actually around.
There's a long pause before answering her next question, and he isn't quite sure how to put it. "Let's just say it's that part between the calm before the storm and the storm actually hitting. It'll get worse, that's for certain."