Okay. Stranger showed up at a very convenient time to save his ass because Epsilon got in over his head? He could deal with that without complaining. The down side?

He couldn't aim for shit, so another friendly meant he's kind of limited, unless he wanted to risk friendly fire again. Instead, he pulled the knife he'd only had a few lessons with out, swiping at a dream eater that got too close, leaving the gun away. He's hit his own dream eater in the past. No way was he risking hitting a person. It was easier to stop himself from hitting friendlies with the knife. "Thanks. I'm not exactly good at fighting, and she was too eager."

Finally, Allison realized what was going on to start pulling back closer to Epsilon. The new arrivals were more than enough to help there.