Hey, if you want to go trot off, be my guest.

[ He also had a feeling that Ai would ask this, which is why he's mildly glad that she got stuck with the honor-driven stickler; it's not hard to see the frustration mounting in those violet eyes. ]

But that little Master is gonna give me Hell if I let anything happen to you, and I'm not looking forward to that. So you're stuck.