Ah... I don't even know if I see eye-to-eye with you on the... the overall any of it.

[ Truthfully. Sure, he feels less alone. He feels safer with him. He feels all the selfish comforts that soothe him, that keep him the "protected", but how can he be the one to decide if that will in turn help everyone else who's counting on him? Will it keep him focused? Or will it make him soft to finally feel "a bit less lonely"?

The thought has him pressing lips together, brow knitting as he hangs his head. ]

... are you still ready to train? Because that's the "community" I need right now. We can postpone if you want but I've said all I feel like saying.