Have you forgotten the part where I've been an assassin since I was seven and more or less fighting a war against tainted enemies for the past year before I arrived in this village? We've more combatants on hand that I know how to work around, if not with. I will be fine Jack. Trust me.

[He offers them both his most confident, winning smile.]

You stay with the medics, Max with the mages, I at the front line, and by the time it is all over we return to our home with new stories to share and perhaps a scar or two to cover once they have healed, mm? We'll be fine.