His conscious wasn't the problem in this case; it was his knightly sense of duty to protect those incapable of protecting themselves. Quite honestly, Kratos was positive that Anise was exaggerating on purpose to get him to agree. Even so, she raised points which made that nagging sense of duty overpower any logic. What if someone really does attack her? What if she truly lacked the ability to fight off an attacker? What if his presence would prevent that?

Hear that? It's the sound of that will crumbling. Normally, the man took pride in acting with accordance to those knightly codes. This time, however, he really wished didn't. Still, one more attempt to weasel out of this couldn't hurt. "...You're certain you cannot go by yourself?"