The casual delivery only makes it that much easier for him to chuckle at it instead of feeling worried for his safety. Not that he thinks Midnighter can actually kill him (he's pretty confident like that), but sometimes you just never know what might happen. Whether or not Midnighter actually can is a different story, but again, not really his top concern.

"Looks like it'll come in handy. This Saladin bloke's still got a long ways to go."