Shit. This isn't going the way he'd hoped. Not even close. Of course he wouldn't manage to prove himself after one mission, but he was hoping to manage something. He swore it to Duv, dammit. Even his grandfather's ridiculously intimidating presence can't keep him from trying.

So he grits his teeth and bows his head. A different tactic. "Please," he says, keeping his gaze fixed on the ground. "I'll put my neck on the line next to his. And you can be rid of a mutant and a Komarran in one blow if you find him too dangerous to let live."