Lea doesn't mind the question at all. In fact everyone would get the sense that he'd love to have an excuse to go do something to help with this mess before they left. But he was also fully aware that the type of things he had in mind would almost certainly be terrible ideas. So ultimately it was for the best when, as expected, Taiki said no.

He nodded. "Alright, then," he said. "Let's go. Before someone spots us." Because crazy-void-sky or not, one thing he knew about castles was that there were always guards somewhere.

"We'll be with you all the way, Taiki." His voice became gentler, and they might catch an echo of memory with his next sentence. Another time those same words were said. "I'll always be there to bring my friends back."