[Bellamy's frame tenses, if only because personal space; the number of people he's comfortable having that close is minimal, countable on one hand. He stares down Loki anyway while he talks, shoving his hand away after the invasion of space is too much to deal with.]

Even if it's not a weapon, it's still useful to us and what we can do. It's our connection to home. It's still something we need to learn about to keep ourselves alive.

[What would he protect his people from though? The answer is as easy as always.] Anything. Everything I need to keep them safe from. If I need to fight in another war after this one, at least I'm getting the fucking experience.

[He'd rather not, honestly, but at least violence has become something familiar to him.] But yeah, I've gotten the whole impression of a cycle here.