A lot of the terminology passed right over him. Murtagh shook his head, not dismissing her assertion, but rather, dismissing his own attempts to make sense of it all.

"I don't believe in charging recklessly into anything," he said flatly. "That's a warning better delivered to Alayne - which I will convey to her." A short pause. "The presence of those children worry me. Perhaps that will be enough..."