Seated away from the others gave Ilia more of a chance to relax. She sat forward in her seat, placing her elbows upon her knees then resting her chin on twined fingers.

"No doubt it'll be dangerous," she agreed. She wasn't going to sugar coat anything here. It wouldn't be fair to Seishin to drag him along on promises of ease when that would hardly be the truth.

"I won't ask you to fight if you'd rather not. I wouldn't mind an extra pair of eyes, though." Ilia sighed, thinking about her less cautious teammate. "Especially if you can watch out for Rose. She's one who likes to jump right into the action. It's troubling." And endearing, but Ilia left that unspoken.