"It may very well be the end of the world, my friend. The weaker links will not break the chain so much as shatter the rest of us. I help you fight a little better and you keep me from being killed somewhere down the line- such is the way of things." Still. Drinks would be quite nice.

And it does not do to be impolite to templars. That's asking for trouble further down the line. "Well if you are offering it would be terribly rude to say no. Lead on!"