I'm not certain of that either, but having something you could at least use wouldn't be too bad. You certainly wouldn't have to worry about not having a free hand.

[Admittedly her view on what the worst thing might could be a little screwy because she uses Demon Pillars like tentacles, so there's a little bias here.]

Also if people are...unruly again, you'd certainly be able to keep them...restrained.