[He nods.] That's the feeling I had, too. I think bringing more attention to village stuff is good, but I'm not really sure about the military part. It's one thing to teach people how to fight, but...

[He folds his arms.]

Even if a bunch of us banded together to fight the Malnosso, I'm not sure we would get anywhere. And then we'd be putting everyone else in danger-- not to mention making decisions for them.

That's assuming this alliance thing even gets that far, though.