[He doesn't jump at all when you suddenly appear right out of freaking nowhere. Really. Buut you seem human and, more importantly, concerned, so he's going to release the tension on the slingshot band while maintaining a deathgrip on the weapon itself]

Nah. I'm fine. Just keeping on guard is all. I've been in more ominous places than this. Th-that chill in the air doesn't scare me at all. [ And there is a chill, right? He's not just imagining things, is he?]