"The boy. He wants to come along."
"Jungkook?"
Lucem nods, sighing in frustration. "I told him he can't. I tried explaining the dangers to him. He just won't give up."
Atelier falls silent. A part of her secretly wishes he could come with them. At least that way, she wouldn't be completely alone in a foreign world. Another part knows it isn't ideal; he is safer here in Ishalgen than he would be in Exotreia. He's a Pandemonium citizen, after all. They wouldn't do anything to hurt him.
But if he ever let slip Mother and the kids' hiding place, it would be over. The Jungkook she knew would /never/ do something as despicable and heartless as that, but then again, she reminds herself that she doesn't really know him all that well. Further, he still blames Atelier for what happened to Soo Young. If he decides to get revenge, if he decides to inflict the same amount of pain on her –
