"... I don't know. Maybe. It might be dangerous." He's still hunting Strix, after all. And he needs to hunt. He can't take her on his hunts - that's a bad idea - but... he can at least provide her shelter, maybe some food. Maybe that can be enough.

... Maybe for now, at least. There's... he still doesn't know what she is, and he wants to know, and he knows he can't trust anyone, but she's not possessed by a Strix. And she's different, too. "We need to get you set up, first."