"It is understandable. This is your home. Most people want to protect their homes without much thought about what happens to others." He leaned back in his chair. He was without a home, currently. Sure he had a place to live, but he didn't consider it home. Traveling as much as he had recently opened his eyes to the world at large.

"Then offer something for these bad guys to do that can help. A way to get out of doing what they're doing. Me? I'll resort to fighting. But not in your neighborhood." He grinned at her. Peregrine was still a bit cocky. He did not keep zen thoughts like his father particularly well.