"We'll figure it out. Meanwhile the shield can serve as a weapon as well as a defense, if it has to." He'd rather Zerxus have it, though he can't quite articulate why.

He follows Zerxus toward the wardrobe, is also not surprised it contains new armor, but is pretty surprised by the response.

He can't even begin to guess why that's happening, so. "What am I missing?"

So he's forced to ask.