[ There's a sting in that which Ernesto didn't expect, because he knows exactly what Akua means. If Miss Ch'en or Miss Lin where here rather than him, he feels like a lot more good could be done. He'd seen both women take on absolutely overwhelming odds and come out of it with barely a scratch on them.

But he... well... ]

To be honest with you, Miss Akua, planning is more my wheelhouse than actual combat too.

[ Though he's not bad at it, he's no god of fighting either. And he's better at the scheming side of things in general. ]

I think our type tends to go into things as prepared as we can be though, right? There's probably no better chance than the one we gave ourselves.

[ He's not sure if that's true, but she doesn't need to hear any doubt right now. ]