"Not particularly," Jade answers, as he picks up the other person. They get slung over his left shoulder with ease, leaving his right hand free for his spear, should he need it. "Unless merely being here counts as 'thwarting'."

At Zelda's second comment, he nods. "Oh, I'm not particularly eager to play games with my mind, either," he agrees. At least the things he fears aren't like to pop up in the maze, he thinks; they aren't monsters of this generic sort. "Hopefully the source won't be difficult to find, or one of our fellow teammates takes care of it. But citizens take priority."