"I know we're here to look out for all of them," Ellis begins, because it feels important to acknowledge. "But Tony..."

There's a beat of quiet. It's easier to ask this of Adrasteia. Ellis knows that's not an entirely fair thing, prevailing on her. As much as he'd thought they'd be better with a third Warden on hand, he knows he couldn't ask this same request of Vance.

"If you could keep him warded. Or just...an eye, should I be looking elsewhere."

The meaning is clear, even if Ellis isn't saying as much. Protect him.