No no, I'm good, thanks! I'm not a hunter and I don't know how to fight or anything, but I wanted to be helpful, so I'm just - giving out protection spells to people who are leaving.

[ Look it makes perfect sense to Reynir, who has the desire to help and be involved, as well as the desire not to be violently killed, inside him in equal measure.

When Genji opens up his arm like that, shows that it is metal on the inside, not a suit of exterior armor the way Reynir had thought, he gapes. Mouth open, total carp impression. Be glad he's not pointing. ]

How...?

[ For a few moments he makes inarticulate noises of shock and confusion that aren't words, and then: ]

Are you a machine?