"I'll give you this; that hidden hour has kept my life a lot more interesting... At least up until now."

[For better or worse, he's starting to roll with this situation a lot better. A part of him knows this outlook is dumb and foolhardy... But if he treats this as an extension of the Dark Hour, or something similar to it, then he feels like he can match whatever is going on.]

"In other words... We keep our distance and keep an eye on them? Wait for whatever is going on to make the first move, and gather a couple more supplies and brace up in the meantime."