Do they know what he's thinking, or is he too obvious? He never mentioned being worried about the power balance in his question. Somehow, Rastun knew there would likely be more slightly odd moments like these in the future. Not that this is important to the topic at hand anyhow. He might as well keep pressing them with more questions if necessary.

"What kind of technology are you giving them? Whatever is outdated by your standards could still be too much for any one side to have."