"Hm." It might be that he is being overly cautious. Elidibus reflects on the question a moment. He finally admits, "Yes. Though I'm not worried about your skills in fighting." He's been watching while they were working together after all. "We're here to test the effectiveness of the ward, not kill it immediately. We'd probably have to do that if it notices us. Even if we can make replacements, testing them out quickly and efficiently seems to be the best option. Does that seem reasonable?"

It seems he's of a mind to not waste hours looking around for numerous voidblobs to test things when they have limited time for this mission. The sooner everything gets tested and set up if it works the better, right?

Of course Elidibus, being Elidibus, doesn't respond to the bit about his personal ability at this point. Maybe he's sensitive!