Twice, she talked to us on the watches. [He taps the watch strapped to his left wrist. He nods at her words and adds,]

The danger was limited there. But we were caught off guard and it could have gone very differently had we made different choices. The group of us that went to rescue the king had to fight and the opposition was strong enough we didn't get away unscathed.

[They had gotten away battered and bruised. Some had broken bones and some of them were laid out for the time it took healers to get them back up.]

And I agree. She wouldn't call so many fighters if she didn't need them.