Not distracting enough. At least, not if Garth'zel was trying to distract him from the question Ezra was asking. If he was trying to distract Ezra into letting go of his hug so he can look up at him with a frustrated huff, though, he is one hundred percent on point.

"No, I mean, will you stay with me until I know how to- to protect myself?" He's not going to say take care of himself, because he already knows how to do that.