Again, we have similar viewpoints, but only in certain matters. [ He's already stated that he doesn't care about coming to harm. Coming to death, even... He wasn't sure he minded that, either, whether or not he was most likely to turn up in this place again. ]

The area has been largely evacuated. There are more willing to fight and, I assure you, they are plenty capable. The absence of one will not determine the outcome here.

[ More slicing. He knows, still, that the argument is not very convincing. One cannot simply tell stubborn children that they'd rather not see them hurt, not when there was a good deal on the line. ]

Aside, I think your abilities might be put to better use in moving people around.