He half smiles, half grimaces.

"I know what you mean. This is the first Swear-In in a while that I didn't wear my combat gear to. Tell you the truth, I feel a little naked... but you just can't spend your whole life waiting for the worst, am I right?"

He says, fully aware that there's a good chance he's jinxing the continued peaceful existence of the Swear-In simply by saying such forbidden words.