"You have a point, but... I'd still, if given my choice, have the policy set openly. We can't control what people think, or even how they act on it, but we can make it clear that it's not acceptable to the flight, right? This is coming from someone who has met any number of unexpected creatures with weird powers or natures in the course of his travels."

Mar had gladly worked with the Klaxxi and fought side by side with the Paragons -- and the Paragons, in turn, had made it quite clear to him where their loyalties lay, out of what seemed to be genuine respect and maybe even friendship. Even if, as now seemed certain, he and they would be deadly enemies in the future, he would welcome one of them gladly if they appeared to join. Which was one among many things he suspected his fellow Redsworn might not share.

"In my time, I often worked with other people I had never met before just for the purpose of striking down a foe or accomplish a necessary goal." The two of which almost invariably went together. "When we didn't know each other, our first starting point was always the skills we brought, whether it was a shield and the Light, arcane magic, totems and spells... It wasn't a perfect system, but it did dictate where we stood together. So perhaps --" Okay, he had to smile, because wasn't he now just making a point she wanted him to adopt? "We need to find tasks for ourselves to work together on. Idleness seems to be our enemy."