Or I could just sit outside the room entirely and stay there.

( she doesn't want a guard or anything like that so how would she feel if he literally stood at the entrance to the floor like a sentinel? because he would do that. he's not afraid of going to that particular bit of ammunition in the hopes that it would get her to just sleep in the bed. )

I might even be able to borrow a chair and sit outside the door like your personal bodyguard.