[There's understanding there, sure, but... there's something a little darker beneath it.]

There's dangerous, painful things no matter where you go, I think. [He shifts his weight where he stands, then looks down at the ground a moment.] 'Safe' is relative--not everyone has safety to go back to. [He meets Chrono's eye then, a sincerity and sadness in his eyes that is gone almost as quickly as it appears.]

Some people I prefer to have with me in a place like this... because I can keep them safer here.