[ whether she has skills in fighting or not, that's not his concern. it should be self-evident that they all had their own ways to assist. even something like this has its merits.

and if it's for anyone else's sake, he's pretty goddamned certain that he doesn't care about any technicalities ALASTAIR has left out. ]

What's the harm in one night? [ he scoffs. ] It's not up to me. And if it were, I'd tell you the only way drawing swords ever brought peace is by sending all the naysayers to the grave. Our task's not so simple that we can solve it in a blink. I don't think a single one of us knows what we're doing.