Ah, yeah... Guess I was further away from them than I thought, but we were all planning to stick to get because... uh, we're really good friends. We know that none of us are gonna try to steal each other's lanterns or... worse.

[ The possessive spirits are long gone now and she's thankful for it. They're themselves, they wouldn't hurt one another — ever — that's how she knows that she's safer in their hands than anyone else's and vice versa. They wouldn't dare, she wouldn't dare; the prospect of hiding away may seem cowardly, but it adds a whole other meaning when it comes to how they arrived here in the first place.

Mary toys with the fabric of her clothing, running her fingernail across the hem as she looks down. ]

I—I'm sure they'll be safe though. I'm sure I'll be safe with you too! I mean... you don't wanna fight as much as I do and I don't even wanna fight at all.