Collette's right on the mark – the same one Physis was on, and she had more pull than anyone on Blue's choices; hearing it echoed in another well-liked voice only made it harder to skirt away from. Pieces of him still tried to, though most all of him was convinced there was no running from it if he wanted to help steer these people toward the right direction.

It was easier to lead and make the moves he wanted to make when he was the Solider. While he was by no means the sole power among the Mu, he had been the strongest, the one everyone had already designated as their leader. Here, though, not so much. His time was well over, his flame practically burnt out, save for the aid of those with power to keep him on his feet. It was almost laughable, in that light, to have him making plans at all. He had little strength of his own to follow through with!

It was unacceptable to him to devise a plan and simply step back and let others see it through.

That fight started to show on his face, brow furrowing.

"Without one unified will behind it, there could be disaster," he said, echoing one of the strongest doubts in his mind. "And without knowing precisely what the situation is before walking right into it..." He breathed out slowly.