[Kashuu absolutely refuses to consider the Flamines, too, so he nods in direct agreement.]

Yep. That guy's still a wild card, as far as I see it. It'd be good to have an ally on the other side, but if he can't even break his own contract, I don't really know if that'd be wise pick. [Though he has his own biases and assumptions too, of course... One of which he'll put on the table here.]

I talk to Ardeo a lot. He's a good guy, y'know? But those spirits - they prioritize their people over anything else, so it'd be a risk working with them, I think. We'd have to keep that in mind. They're honest, though... I trust what Ardeo says. He tells the truth even if it's ugly. I can't really just sit around letting that Bridge take advantage of 'em if that's the case, though, since I think they all really love and respect her.

[Which strikes a very personal chord with Kashuu, obviously. It'd be like the frankly unthinkable situation of finding out that Haru had been awful and delighting in the war the entire time, when they all respected and loved him so dearly.]