She may not be a liar, but she doesn’t strike to me as very dependable, either. She could always change her mind.

[But that isn’t the point, really. Natsuno will face other dangers, and not just from Jinx—they all will. And he won’t survive this place if he chooses to go at it alone.

Yet again, Pal finds himself thinking of Harrow, who refused to confide even in her own cavalier. He smiles in a sad sort of way. They had worn her down just a little by the end, hadn’t they?]

Too bad, Yuuki. That’s what friends are for. [He sounds almost cheerful.] Your problems are our problems now, whether you like it or not. Might as well get used to it.