Okay, and they are going. He gets over his surprise quickly enough to take on the role of driver for them both, casting one last apologetic look over his shoulder at the group behind them. He will be back for watch, he swears.

For now, Arthur needs him. That comes first.

"Nobunaga's a close friend, and I love him for all his faults, but he goes too far sometimes. He says he doesn't know better and maybe he doesn't but I'm... working on it with him."

He pulls Arthur in a little closer, presses his forehead to the other's to try and soothe some of that rage down. "It's going to be okay. No one here is getting out the pitchforks just because we're together. I don't like having it called-out like that either but... word was going to get out eventually. Not that the specifics is anyone's business but ours." Okay, so he might be a little mad about that, too.

"I'll make it clear to him that kind of talk is off-limits."