"Hm, she is the way she is. Perhaps one day she might see things differently, but how she is right now is fine as well. She needs people and she has them." And if there was anything he liked, it was being needed by the people who mattered to him.

"Ah," he started, releasing her hand. "You should take this moment to speak to Negi and Sasami and I will go find Ronnae. We can meet up afterwards, yes?"