[His first reaction is not a negative one, per se, but certainly not one appropriate for the time and place.]

I never expect people to visit.

[It's not shouted, so he wouldn't be surprised if she misses hearing it. Doesn't entirely know why he said it. He has friends, after all. He catches up to her, squinting into the darkness and wishing he'd thought to grab some kind of light.]

The chances of us actually finding anything are near impossible. Even I can't track anything in this even if I had proper gear.