I suspect if I had been born in this world, I would have been brightly colored, as most of the venomous creatures are; it would save some learning if I were worth eating. Learning that I sting by experience won't be useful to any of us.
[considers]
I said what I had intended, and asked the rest of my unit to stay behind. They had offered to come, but I felt it best, as they had confronted your brethren in the past.
[thinking more]
Jace is likely to honor my wishes, and the others follow his lead -- neither Anchor nor Sion would be able to do much against your brethren without his assistance, and both have the sense not to try. None of them are prone to killing out of anger, at least not over that length of time and after I'd taken a risk like this.