Liara stops herself from giving an automatic denial and considers the question. After a moment, she shook her head. "No, that is not true. But they aren't fighters. Sometimes, they're barely people. Something is wrong with this whole kingdom." She tightened her grip on the sword. "If any one of them had pulled this sword free, nothing would have changed, not really. I have no doubt of that. All that would have happened would have been making whoever took the sword a target."

Her free hand closed into a fist. "Yesterday, I would have said I would leave all of this behind just to get back home, but now...I'm not it would be wise to leave this unfinished." Because the more she learns about the whole situation, the more it sounds like the Reapers, or Leviathan, or something similar is involved, and that is not a good thing. "So I intend to stop the thorns. And whatever power it is controlling them. And if it comes down to it, the power affecting all of these people, as well."