A wry grin. "They should meet Valdis. Violent women can have a harsher bite with swords than guns -- her words paraphrased; not mine."
A beat. "Ehhhhh you too??!" Valdis was another one giving him a warning for the weapons. "I'm wearing way less than usual. I'm down a whole sword. And I have a tie!" He holds up the red fabric as if it was all that was needed to transform the armor. "And only 3 hidden knives not fifteen." It means a lot to him. A small huff. "Listen, how many times have you had kidnappers, assassins, ninjas, and bandits come after you? I know. Intellectually, I know. I'm not royalty here, the only crazy cultists aren't actively following any death rituals, and the Captain can probably just snap his fingers to deal with any threats. But... There is no peace where I'm from. I've been dealing with ambushes since I was six. Weddings are just..." He waves a hand and huffs. "They're used as political weapons too. The entire purpose is negotiating peace between warring factions, and yet that makes them targets too. I know, I know that's not how it is here. And I'm probably the rude one, but that's how I am. Too much manners makes me skeptical. You should meet Ieyasu. Sharpest tongue I've ever met. It's not even like it's just honesty, his words are barbed even when he doesn't mean it. It's reassuring, because you have to look at his actions for the truth. Rudest words possible, best intentions." So with Erin too, he's lapsing into that, otherwise he'd ignore it, and not try to justify himself.
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A beat. "Ehhhhh you too??!" Valdis was another one giving him a warning for the weapons. "I'm wearing way less than usual. I'm down a whole sword. And I have a tie!" He holds up the red fabric as if it was all that was needed to transform the armor. "And only 3 hidden knives not fifteen." It means a lot to him. A small huff. "Listen, how many times have you had kidnappers, assassins, ninjas, and bandits come after you? I know. Intellectually, I know. I'm not royalty here, the only crazy cultists aren't actively following any death rituals, and the Captain can probably just snap his fingers to deal with any threats. But... There is no peace where I'm from. I've been dealing with ambushes since I was six. Weddings are just..." He waves a hand and huffs. "They're used as political weapons too. The entire purpose is negotiating peace between warring factions, and yet that makes them targets too. I know, I know that's not how it is here. And I'm probably the rude one, but that's how I am. Too much manners makes me skeptical. You should meet Ieyasu. Sharpest tongue I've ever met. It's not even like it's just honesty, his words are barbed even when he doesn't mean it. It's reassuring, because you have to look at his actions for the truth. Rudest words possible, best intentions." So with Erin too, he's lapsing into that, otherwise he'd ignore it, and not try to justify himself.