Some of those words make sense and he's fairly sure this mutie is talking about some sort of parent or guardian and that just makes things stranger.

"Mayhap it would be best to judge him with my own eyes. I trust little else here."

If he's right and this other is not right in the head he will be a drag. But on the other hand it's hardly fair to throw someone who doesn't know how to fight into a game like this.