"I have no interest in beating up a bunch of mortals who had the misfortune to be in the wrong place at the wrong time." replied Luke. "Titanspawn are fair game, of course, but the sooner we let them know we're there, the more time they have to prefer nasty surprises for us. Personally I want them to know we're there about half a second before my first blow lands. Or better yet, half a second after."<br/><br/>"And I seem to recall more than one Greek legend where the hero thought his way around a problem, rather than trying to batter his way through it." He shook his head. "We're likely to have enough opportunity to show off before this is over. No sense going looking for more trouble than we need to. Besides, once we take out the big bad, we can clean up on the way back."