"Warriors are trained to keep the peace," Glacius replies immediately, either used to explaining this or wary of the implications Carlisle is laying out. "Our duties are to defend, protect, and to defuse conflict... not incite it. The fact that our particular skillset is one that sometimes necessitates violence is a burden we carry with us so that other members of our species may not have to... and it is a burden we do well to always be mindful of. Just because an individual knows how to fight does not mean we seek it out or revel in it..."

And the ice alien does sound vaguely resentful at the thought that his own partner might be wondering about that. Does Carlisle truly not believe that warriors belong among a peaceful society? Still, he carries on, "...But there will always be times where it is unavoidable, whether those threats come from the rare criminals or aberrants... or from beyond our own world. When you work in external affairs as I do, training in self-defense is an absolute must."