He joins the frowning party, considering. If his thoughts are loud already, then a distraction wouldn't do much.

"One smaller group puts the risks lower." Not to him, but to more people. He's not so sure that others should be at risk for him. It's not like he's accomplished anything substantial here yet. "Perhaps Cole can teach me how to keep my thoughts a little more... quiet." Quiet definitely isn't his strength, but he can work on it.

"One or two more for protection for the group as a whole, and probably avoid splitting up simply so no one gets caught in the explosion."