"That still won't do. We can't afford to be caught unprepared. From now on, Santiago must stay by our side, and you need to learn self-defense. I will prepare some medicine and knives for you."

Xanthus had already made up his mind; they couldn't fight an unprepared battle.

"Raeleigh looked at Xanthus, dumbfounded. ""Xanthus..."""

"Before Xanthus could speak, Raeleigh rushed to say, ""It's illegal to have knives on you. I can't possibly take a knife with me."""

"Then it's legal for them to hurt you? Xanthus asked, but Raeleigh hesitated. ""We're not the same as them."""

"We're not that different. If they lay their hands on us, what we have...