Reno nodded enthusiastically. "Exactly! When you gotta be fast, you gotta be doin' a lotta things at once, you need both hands goin'."

He only wielded one weapon, usually. But the other hand was still busy for grabbing people and throwing them down so he could beat the shit out of them.

"Seems like wars are pretty common on all worlds." He held up the lance again, looking down its tapered length. "I never thought I'd use somethin' like this. Never considered it. It ain't exactly subtle."

Concealed weapons were much better for his job.

"But impaling stuff could be fun."