"I was dead back home, remember?" he points out. "Not only do I not have anything left to lose, but I also am not afraid of dying. Took on the Beast. Saved the world. You're not scaring me off, Nikita. And neither are they." Whoever 'they' are. Even as he says it firmly, there's still a gentleness there, like he wants to make sure he doesn't upset her in his assertiveness.