[The gesture is definitely appreciated. Hawk's expression changes to puzzlement for a moment, but that smooths out when he remembers that not everyone takes the same attitude to enemies that some of his companions do.] Aah… good thing we're working together. You don't deal with power like that in your world?

Everything in proportion. [Whose understanding of proportion, though… He rocks back and forth on his feet, then says] What would you think deserves that?

Maybe so. Still… long odds still give us a chance, however unlikely.