Jono winced a little at the flick to his ear, and then grunted, rolling his eyes toward the ceiling.

"I know I'm good for more than fighting, Karla." And then he shot her a wry smile. "I'm also an excellent strategist, and I make pretty decent fodder when need be."

So there.

"Truth be told, I've felt pretty useless these past couple of weeks. And I think... partly I wanted to know that I could be useful somehow, even when I can't stand up and fight. Just to prove myself wrong when I do think things like that."

He hadn't come up with much, and he was going quietly insane without the ability to play his guitar, on top of it all.