Sometimes that's the best. Fewer points of failure. Hah! [after several tries, she's produced the wavering lighter-flame. Need extinguishes and re-lights it a few times to make sure she has the knack, then clicks it closed - it's a really satisfying noise - and tucks it back away.]

So. Our guide is willing to give people reliable fire-starters, but not knives, even though those are some of the most versatile tools possible. [She says this with deadpan innocence, as if not aware of other uses for a knife.] Given that we don't 'need' anything, what does that suggest?