"Then come on. We need to find somewhere to hold up, until everyone stops panicking like this." The derision was much stronger than the aforementioned business attitude, surprisingly. Kohaku, you apparently earned a legitimate emotion!

"Does anyone else know about what you can do? I need to assess any possible threats. If word gets out at large, we'll both be out of our respective leagues."

Even as he spoke, he was working his way through his pockets for something- eventually getting close enough to hand her a dagger. However, he didn't let go of it immediately.

"You won't want to stick that in my back, for the record. I know trust is thin, but we don't have time to foster a connection."

Honestly, he was beginning to realize he was more effective at being curt after having a party to fuss about than when he'd been running solo. The irony was astonishing.