Skylar simply offers a hand to Al, "Come with me," he suggests, "Join me. Between your heritage and the ability to hold off one of my best students and her protege, you have more than proven your worth to the cause."
Al looks at the hand, debating a little, but the answer was as clear to him now as it was when the question began.
"Not on my life," Al steps back, "Not with the kind of people you are."
"If that's the way you'll be," Skylar unsheathes the sword and points it at Alwin, "Prepare to die, Mr. Nutt"