[All right, so you've made him laugh a bit. That is rather true, isn't it?]

Taking advantage of the current situation with the new feathers. That's one way to utilize your resources. Besides, what with how long everyone else has been here, that's about the only chance you have. Has anyone stepped up yet, or are you still waiting?

[There's an echoing snort of his own.] No one is safe here. There could be a war inside the actual village again any moment and if people weren't prepared, what then? At least they seem to understand now. [Of course, he's also thinking of the war going on in his own world. Would he be alive now if he didn't know how to defend himself and fight? Probably not.]

What exactly is jitte though?