It'll help. How many people would be throwing fists and screaming if they locked us up or tried putting us in chains?

[A person threatened is a person who fights. Mat has to admit, their hosts have taken great efforts to mitigate the upset that is unavoidable. Keeping them in the lap of luxury, seeing to their needs, giving them limited room to roam...

It says a lot, really. Beyond the obvious, it means no one here is worried about them causing problems. They've got to have some way to watch them, control them in some capacity.]

I know I'm not stupid enough to punch a man that's going to feed me and give me a nice bed. Not many are.