Certainly, [Liem agrees.] I wouldn’t suggest choosing a side on a whim. I just meant you needn’t fear remaining so unequipped once you’ve committed yourself to having a goal — and enemies.

[Until then… well, he may still wish for a sword for his own reasons, but he shouldn’t expect to need one. The atmosphere in Kenos’s cities is not nearly violent enough to warrant it, except perhaps in Kowloon, where Liem would not recommend wandering without a weapon and a good head on one’s shoulders.]

Do you know where you’d like to live and work? I’ve stayed in both major cities, and they do have rather different atmospheres. You will learn different things depending on where you spend your time.