New friends was a good bright side! It was one of Kion's favorite silver linings lately!

"Well, you put a bunch of new people together, confused, maybe angry or scared? I can see why they might not want weapons in the mix until cooler heads can prevail." As much as he believed in people's better nature, he also knew that fear and anger could make a person do things they might normally never consider.

"Sounds like a plan to me!" A beat. "But! I'm Kion, by the by or Rook, whichever you prefer. My new questing buddy have a name?"