Katherine was held back by the crook of Jack's staff, which he reached out with right after he stopped pinching the bridge of his nose.
"Let's just get a few things straight. One, no one is an as -- a jerk for not wanting to help out, whatever the stakes are. Some people just should not have to fight this thing and there's nothing wrong with them not wanting to."
He stepped in between Katherine and Nico now.
"Which brings me to two, yes there are some myths that are living with their heads under the sand and letting us take a bullet for them and yes, they need to go fall down a hole, but most of them are the equivalent of civilians. Powers or no, they don't know how to fight or their powers aren't really that great. Once you take an oath to be a Guardian, if you get enough believers it's like the difference between Superman and - and that Wonder Twin that can only turn into a bucket of water. A lot you are probably more experienced at dealing with this than the myths that are left, and plenty of the stronger ones went out fighting. That doesn't mean you should have to fight this fight but a lot of the people left can't hack it power-wise like Bunny or I can or couldn't fight their way out of a paper bag."
He went on, "Which brings me to three..."
He turned to look at Katherine, his face softening into a look that was incredibly sympathetic considering their contentious relationship.
"You're not a fighter - I mean, you can hold your own, sure, but what you've been doing, the scouting, the spying, the research - you're the only one left that can do that. You have more resources than Bunny and he doesn't have the time to chase what ones he has left down. We'd have been sunk long before these guys showed up if it weren't for everything you brought us. If you're on the front lines and you get caught, we don't stand a chance."
He went on, "So, yes, we could really use the others stepping up, but you're being too hard on yourself, and it's pretty obvious why."
His voice went very, very soft.
"I know you're worried about him, but we'll get North back, Katherine. And the others, too."
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"Let's just get a few things straight. One, no one is an as -- a jerk for not wanting to help out, whatever the stakes are. Some people just should not have to fight this thing and there's nothing wrong with them not wanting to."
He stepped in between Katherine and Nico now.
"Which brings me to two, yes there are some myths that are living with their heads under the sand and letting us take a bullet for them and yes, they need to go fall down a hole, but most of them are the equivalent of civilians. Powers or no, they don't know how to fight or their powers aren't really that great. Once you take an oath to be a Guardian, if you get enough believers it's like the difference between Superman and - and that Wonder Twin that can only turn into a bucket of water. A lot you are probably more experienced at dealing with this than the myths that are left, and plenty of the stronger ones went out fighting. That doesn't mean you should have to fight this fight but a lot of the people left can't hack it power-wise like Bunny or I can or couldn't fight their way out of a paper bag."
He went on, "Which brings me to three..."
He turned to look at Katherine, his face softening into a look that was incredibly sympathetic considering their contentious relationship.
"You're not a fighter - I mean, you can hold your own, sure, but what you've been doing, the scouting, the spying, the research - you're the only one left that can do that. You have more resources than Bunny and he doesn't have the time to chase what ones he has left down. We'd have been sunk long before these guys showed up if it weren't for everything you brought us. If you're on the front lines and you get caught, we don't stand a chance."
He went on, "So, yes, we could really use the others stepping up, but you're being too hard on yourself, and it's pretty obvious why."
His voice went very, very soft.
"I know you're worried about him, but we'll get North back, Katherine. And the others, too."