Ivan stuck the knife in its sheet, next to the chain-reinforced cloth belt, turning to listen to the commander.<br/>"Blood ape", he mused.<strong><br/>"Is the choice telling me that you're only afraid of us being overpowered, commander? And I'd like to join Bound, here, if you authorize the scout mission. We two are obviously not Dragon-Blooded, and we don't need to go heavily armed, so we should be able to pass...hopefully unnoticed. Harmless onlookers can often see more than anyone in a family heirloom armour."</strong><br/>He looked askance at Jiao, realizing that what he'd just said could be interpreted in two ways.<strong><br/>"No offense, Jiao. But armour, like blood apes, works better for a straight-up fight - and I would prefer not to engage in such a dubious business, or at least, not if we can help it!"</strong>