"I don't think we have enough time for that," he said, after considering her suggestion briefly. "Considering how behind schedule we are at this point. Besides," he glanced at Alessandro, whose face was carefully neutral, "I believe we can manage to handle an army - it would be a good lesson, in any case." He hefted the weight of his gun, as if testing it. "It's hard to believe they would be so foolish, but this entire trip has been a refutation of intelligence on their part."