Mm. [Kahl nods. He's been sticking close to a few people here, but that's definitely something he's been thinking about. He'd kept his own camp back on Earth small for just this reason.] Many people, hard to hide. Defend, maybe. But worth trying.

[That's less information about the heart than he was hoping for, but...] Heart sounds like undead thing. [He still had trouble understanding that stuff, but learning it was important. Until the undead were taken down and their tech smashed to pieces, his brothers would be in danger, with no way to rescue them from back on Earth.]

Why leverage? Merchant say why? [He knows blowing things up isn't always the answer, but he needs a reason before he'll be convinced.]