Have you? [ that's.. mildly alarming. but then, given the man's dismissal of souza, perhaps he only.. ignored sayo.

he glances down at the squeeze, blinking once in surprise, before offering a warm, reassuring smile. ]

No, he won't hurt us. He simply.. [ the smile falters briefly, but he takes a breath and shakes his head. ] He has no use for us. I suppose it's a good thing that we all belong to our saniwa, yes?