"He's a very big wolf."

But, his tone doesn't raise this as a real argument, head tipping without looking up from the maps. He would be too useful to leave behind, and there's likely still some margin for excusability. They don't have Google to check for the existence of canine megafauna, after all, which is a reference I can make in the narrative of a character who has visited a semblance of Earth.

Now, looking back up at Flint, Marcus says, "How many men are you sparing for this?"