"You think it's really stupid that I don't want you to have to fight anything, don't you?" Patch doesn't sound annoyed or even disappointed when she asks her question. It's just a question. She's not sure why the idea that she might want to shelter him from the harsher aspects of life comes as such a shock to him. Just because he can do a thing doesn't mean he should have to.

Patch slows their approach as they draw nearer to the ship, weaving her way around debris, looking for a likely point to enter the hulking wreck.