[he puts the thought aside to find Geir watching him with unabashed interest. where does this guy get this stuff? he's never heard anything like it before-- when his family taught him to fight, in a haphazard sort of way as he started to challenge them, "how to use your power" was never considered at all, and "how it fits into the world as a whole" was not discussed. it sort of makes sense -- Geir's ultimate role was not supposed to be to fit into the world -- but the difference in approach is still startling.]

I guess so... you say a lot of weird things. What does it matter what they do with it in the world? Won't they just defend themselves and do what they want?