As the woman started to fly up into the air, Tarentek let out an audible sigh. He rubbed his free hand across his face and shook his head. Part of him wanted to give up and move on, but it would not be right for others to suffer for her stubbornness. Besides, he still had little in the way of supplies and could use help if she was willing to give it. 

While he was thinking, Tarentek was not exactly paying attention to where the woman was flying, so he managed to knock away his rifle, then pushed him into the water. Why she did this was entirely unknown to him, but he was starting to become frustrated. She had saved his life, so he withheld retaliation, but his opinion of her was not quite as high as it was before. At the very least, she had knocked away his rifle beforehand, so it was spared from the salt water. 

Tarentek leaned up just out of the water, which was not deep along the shore. He started to rub his head, giving her a slight scowl. "I feel like I am trying to save a child." He muttered, mostly to himself. "You believe I am lying to you? Or that I overestimate the enemy? I know what they did to me, and I will show you." He said, pulling back his robe to reveal an alarming assortment of scars across the right side of his body. There were countless cuts and burns on the right side of his torso, and even down half of his leg, enough to make one wonder how he was in as good of a condition as he seemed to be. The scars had been given some time to heal, so they were not quite as prominent as when they had formed, but they were still very obvious. Given his species' enhanced healing capabilities, they would disappear entirely over time, but for now, the illustrated what he had experienced. 

"This...was a glancing blow, from a weapon the likes of which I have never seen before. It was small, enough to fit in the palm of your hand. I did not know what it was when it rolled into our group. After a few moments, there was a blinding flash and a deafening sound, then I was knocked on my back, bleeding and in pain. I was far enough away to survive, but my friends...it was capable of ripping the flesh from their bones. They had plenty of these things, which could destroy buildings and flesh alike. Imagine what these things could do to your people? Just throw them in the air; they do not even have to be precise. They would rip you to pieces. If you want to ignore my warning, then go ahead, fly home. Wait for them to come. If you want the help of one who has seen their capabilities, however, you will need me." Tarentek warned.