He gave her a look, before drawing his kukri and giving the back of his hand a small gash. He held up the cut to her. "Because this form is fragile. The weapons and armor I used as a construct would turn my bones to powder if I tried to use them now, my muscles would rip like a water soaked scroll, and my organs would splatter everywhere. So they scaled me back, and set me down with equipment that was adequate for my mission, my training, and for the area.<br/><br/>I can, and have a serious chance of becoming non-functional on this run. So they gave me the most basic, but most easily modifiable, weapon we have. That little pulse gun. I can make it as powerful, but I need time, equipment, and supplies, none of which I currently have. That is why I had difficulty. Also because it was outside expected opponents, and therefore not within plans. Though I am more worried about that shrine thing we found. Have you learned more of it?"