He was relieved to see that Kurogane was not leading any charges across the Cafeteria, not yet at least. But he also really doubted that Kurogane was at all interested in knowing where he was. And while he could appreciate that Inoue was trying to be nice, he wasn't sure how many other people here would count him as a friend. "I don't think they'll fret," he assured her. "I'll stay with you if you'll have me; I couldn't very well leave a princess all alone in the middle of a battle."

Yuuhi intended to be good to his word at that. He'd feel terrible if she were struck down by a flying chair or tray or any number of other dangers. A little voice in the back of his mind told him he shouldn't get involved, but he'd never been very good about listening to it.