[Again, Celehar takes some time to digest this. It's strange to hear a combination of... well. It's not precisely optimism, is it, to expect and plan for a worst-case scenario such as the one Makoto proposes, and yet to be certain that it might all turn out for the best in the end.]

... As you say, a last resort. It seems the strength of numbers is one of the advantages available to us in a Crossing. [He breathes out, his gaze sliding to the side.] Despite the fading memories... I find myself certain of that. So I see few reasons to accept that leaving one, alone, to face the darkness would be best.