[Emil sucks in a breath. Out of everyone he knows, Lloyd is the most confusing, the one he's had the biggest change of feelings about, too. Lloyd didn't do any of the slaughters; that was all Decus. But Lloyd is after the cores. Surely a few times they've run into the real Lloyd and not Decus. He's grateful he doesn't have the cores on him, because things could get really tense then.

And despite all his worrying, Lloyd hasn't tried to hurt Marta. He hasn't tried to pull Ratatosk's core from her. Even Richter has tried that. But not Lloyd.

Still, Lloyd hasn't given anyone answers, not even his dear friends. No matter his reasons and how much Emil wants to understand him, even now he feels a little angry on their behalf. It isn't the time for that, though. He needs to make sure Lloyd actually stays first.]

Lloyd, wait! I'm not going to fight you! And I don't have the cores, so we can forget that for now, all right?

[If he's honest with himself, there's another reason he wants Lloyd to stay. Like it or not, he's the only person here he knows so far. This is a very strange, lonely world after finally gaining friends.]

So please don't run.