Another shake of his head, but he isn't looking at her, he's looking at the rocks for the tentacle he thought he saw.

"I could have taken another sword, but these things can kill. It might be that I'll need Longclaw. It's only -- I don't want to use it first."

Still, he holds his hands out for her sword. Some people in the city, like Sonya, have advantages in catching these things; his would only be an advantage in murdering them. And while he's found a net to bring, too, it may not be enough.

But it isn't hard to understand why they haven't really been given extra supplies for this task, not if the gods intend to move the city again soon.