[Hmph! He takes the elbow back with good grace, though.]

Obviously part of it was to clear some of them out from around the base. If they get aggressive at all there's enough of them that they'd be a problem for all of us.

[...and he doesn't want to admit to Sorey's face that he's worried about his capability to cover Sorey's back alone out there right now, but...]

I wouldn't mind taking along another fighter or two next time we need to get hold of one, though. More efficient.