Raph didn't know the first thing about leading an army (it seemed like leading their little group of four brothers would be enough of a handful, in all honesty), so he'd have to take Gilbert's word for that. Maybe if Leo had been around, it might have been something they could have looked into more, since as much as Raph hated to admit it sometimes - okay a lot of the time - Leo was damn good at knowing how to get people to follow him. But when it was just him? Raph was pretty sure he worked a hell of a lot better on his own.

"Yeah, well. If you can manage somethin' like that, I might go along with it. But I ain't much of a follower, alright?"

Having made that much clear, Raph leaned forward and offered his hand. "Name's Raphael, but Raph's easier. An' as for the monsters, I ain't seen many myself. But you hear all kinds a stuff about 'em. Thing I ran into last night mighta been somethin' like one, but it was bein' made by some girl. Weird shadowy sludgy thing. Pretty hard to fight against since it kept healin' an' stuff."