"I have been," he assured her. "Taking proper precautions, keeping my senses on high alert. I even took a few self defense classes."

Not that he was exactly on 'ready to handle a vampire' levels, really, but...well, he'd been sticking a stake in his backpack before heading out. He just hoped that if he ran into one of the things that went bump in the night, he'd manage to do more than fail horribly and give them a quick laugh before they settled down for a bite.