They really aren't close enough yet to share khef, but he understands what she's saying.

"They have my guns too. Good ones. But I've seen even nicer guns here. I doubt they would think ours are anything but old relics. They may have the iron, but they don't have the power of the men, and women say thankya, who shoot them."

It's not like he hasn't talked about it before. This shouldn't be news to anyone.