As much as Daniel wanted to stop her, he instead followed her out of the room. He somehow felt responsible for Maika's moment of sadness back then, so he thought it best to try making up for it.
"Come on."
Her voice sounded insistant. Better not keep her waiting, then. Creeping down the stairs, Daniel looked around. Ricky was, to his delight, nowhere to be seen. He could, however, hear him working on something backstage. "Hey, Rick, I'm just gonna go out for a bit!" he called. "Sure thing, Dan. Just make sure you're back before nightfall at the latest, a'ight?" Grabbing Maika's hand, he quietly made a run for the back door of the building.
When they were standing outside the nightclub, Daniel was blinking in the sunlight, and his expression could be compared to someone who ran through a minefield and had come out completely unscathed. He put a hand on Maika's shoulder and, looking into her eyes, he said to her "Erm... Look, I'm sorry I don't know what's going on. It's just so... confusing... and... and frightning." He sighed, knowing that she'd probably want him to continue speaking. "And I'm supposed to fight these Cirens you keep mentioning?! How? Are you sure you've found the right person to be your... Guardian?" Daniel put his head on her shoulder again, hoping she wouldn't take offense to what he'd said.
After a few minutes of thinking, he asked "How are we... um... how are we supposed to find this De-Iko person, anyway? Is she a friend of yours?"