"That might be a good idea. The Disciple and I used to have a signal of notes we'd whistle, but with her gone I've fallen out of practice." And privately, he wasn't quite sure if a troll with a mouth like the Psiioniic's would be able to whistle. If not, they'd think of something else.

"You won't have to worry about an attack from him," Signless pointed out. He felt just a little obligated to defend his moirail, though he agreed that in theory the subjugglator was the person one should be most worried about in an arena.

"He's frightening but in my experience he doesn't often kill without being pushed to it."