Reno allowed himself a moment to look almost amused, at that.

"Sounds to me like you're not. He's puttin' himself in that position, zoto."

He sighed, scootching backward on his bed to lean into the wall and stare up at the ceiling.

"Romeo can hold his own, Doji. He proved that when he faced off against a freakin' dragon on Gaia. And then again when you chose your team for that damned hunt they sent us on. What is it they can do to him that ain't already been done?"