[ The man's sharp, Eustace will give him that. Most others would have glossed over his observation rather than delve deeper into it. Eustace takes in the easy lean of the other man's posture and the lilt of his voice. Revises his opinion of the man a bit.

For all that he's preferred to work without a partner or associates by his side, his ungraceful arrival in this place has shown him how truly alone he is here. Friends he can do without but allies.... If he wants to survive here he'll have to adapt and change. Even with the vision of his world crumbling in front of him a fresh imprint in his mind, there are still things he has to do. People he has to track down.

His hand pulls away from the wall and drops back to his side. ]

Weapons requiring contracts exist where I come from. It's uncommon though.

[ Only a dozen had ever existed and even fewer were actually in use. Once again, his eyes flick back to their idle captors. ]

I don't know what the nature of those bonds might be like here, but if there are that many of them, it seems more trouble than it's worth.