[Look, they can explain their methods to the wolves or whomever later on.

Letting out a thoughtful 'hmm,' Balthus heads over to one of the silver stalks and gives it a sound smack. There's some give, indicating he could probably push it over or break it given enough time and effort, but...]

It could be done, but it might be easier to cut through it, even with my strength. With a blade, it would really focus the force to a single point. Could probably cut through pretty cleanly, the way you usually do with bamboo.

[Brawler physics!]