[Gongenzaka startles, enough that the vines and fur all at once raise up at once. And for a moment he says nothing. He stares at his friend, neither in confusion nor even in any sort of anger or upset. Simply...a dull surprise, a stunned stare that renders him quiet.] ...Yuuya.

...I, the man Gongenzaka, cannot say I entirely agree with what is to be done...but at the very least, we can work to make certain the process involved with the rose does not repeat this way.

[It was bad. It was the worst. He doesn't need the reminder. But-] ...Within such a short time, things have become...truly dangerous for us all, [he half laments, turning his gaze away.]

...The rate at which this has occurred... ...Rose or none, [he adds, grimacing.]

...I, the man Gongenzaka, would rather we be ready for what arrives this time, than simply allow it to come to us again.

[It has happened twice with the vampires. And if the Ringmaster's mood at the manor proved anything, then the Manor itself was yet another example. Not to mention Portland, as well as what lurked in hiding while they were in Wismuth. There would be no preventing it, and Yuuya himself has only seen the recent brunt of it from Portland on.

Danger would find them.

Better to face it upon their own terms, this time.]