So good. We should have a pool of two, three, if we're lucky, four people if we go for only those who have not expressed a wish to harm me.

[There's a little amusement on his face; it's a half-joke. Anders takes a breath.]

I jest. There should be enough options among the volunteers to both see to the matter at hand and still feel secure. And I believe it's safe to say Nate will be present, considering how well I know the man, so I'll have someone watching my back, too. ...But let's consider him for a non-singing role. He's the best man I know, possibly the best person entirely, but he cannot sing.