"Cautious support," he clarifies with a hint of a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. "But I'm not going to hold you back, I've warned you enough. And who knows, maybe you'll get somewhere. Gotta try new things if we want to make progress."

The hunger inside still gnaws at him. The spirits that initially swung by have run off, and he should probably go after them - no, he reminds himself. No, whatever the world eater did to him, he's going to keep fighting it as long as he can. Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't but he's always been stubborn.

"I'll let you go," he says, as he takes a step back, then checks his lantern to make sure it's still secure on its clip, a constant habit. "I've got someone waiting for me, anyway."