"Do you think the Nightmare King would be so kind as to let you stay?" Sheik asked furiously - unlike Aeneas, he was not quite able to keep himself calm. "This way, you're still able to maintain some choice. Otherwise, the alternative is having all of this ripped away against your will, and it will hurt when it happens."

[Sheik, calm.]

He paused, took a steadying breath, and nodded minutely. "Come with us," he said, a little more gently, taking another step forward to offer Will his hand. "We do need you - we need everyone, for the survival of... everything. We can't let the Nightmare King win. Blin, please understand..."