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Zoroark smiled a little, sighing softly as he gave a nod of his head. "I suppose... oh well, I do have a tendency to misunderstand things. Though... it did sound somewhat like a threat. No need to apologize," he said, gazing down at his hands in his lap, "as for Asura...I promise I'll keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't do anything too troublesome," Zoroark paused and frowned, "I do hope he hasn't already..."

The demon bit his downer lip and sighed, as Chaos continued, the fumbling with his hands becoming more nervous again. "I-I see..." he glanced up at Chaos briefly, though didn't meet his gaze. "So no matter what we do, it'll be bad? This world is damn unfair... not that that's anything new, though..." he sighed and trailed off, shaking his head slightly, "and I do suppose helping you would be dangerous. Still, if there's anything I could-" Zoroark stopped mid sentence, an image of Celeste flashing through his mind. If he went and got himself killed now just because he was reckless, what would happen to Celeste? And the baby? He would leave her on her own devices, with two children to take care of on her own. Not only that... with Asura around, there was no telling what would happen to them. He had to survive, that much was for sure. He had to be selfish in order to protect those he loved. He couldn't simply desert them like this. "I understand," he said softly.

Zoroark smiled slightly at Chaos's reaction to the council thing. "Neither do I... but you're right. You'd probably be in a lot of trouble if they actually existed. Then again, shouldn't they have interfered by now if they actually did exist? I mean, if what you say is true... several dimensions are already on the edge of ruin. Although... who knows. Perhaps they're selfish bastards and don't really care. Then again, you wouldn't be in trouble in such a case either... I dunno, speculating about this seems stupid," he sighed, shaking his head and shrugging his shoulders slightly as he took another sip of his tea.

"I suppose..." Zoroark said reluctantly, chewing his lip again, "but still..." he trailed off as he watched Maria hugged him gently. "If you're so set on doing it, I suppose there is nothing I could do to stop you, is there?" Maria asked, smiling weakly as she rested her head on his shoulder, "promise you don't stop visiting, though... okay? Life would be incredibly sad without my wizard..." she said softly as she pulled back. A weak rosy color spread across her bangs and her heart skipped a beat as she felt him place his hand on her cheek.

"I would... prefer it if Celeste did not find out. At least not yet..." Zoroark said softly. She doesn't need to know...