"Tch... makes sense. I'll keep these guys close." With that, he turned and gestured for them to follow, but a point to the floor near him should be enough to let them know to stay close no matter what. He offered the soul before he moved on.

"Least there's this and the next floor. Then we can get the hell outta here and regroup with the others. I overheard from some'a the comms here that there are witches around." But it was strange. He didn't feel nervous like he would before. He was getting the inkling that maybe, -just maybe-, they were about ready to go toe to toe with one.

...Even if, as much as he wanted to hunt one down right now, it would cause nothing but problems on all fronts. Naoto wasn't ready for a witch soul yet, and there were way too many things that could go wrong. Sigh.