"I will not," Yukimura said gently. "Mame-chan, that thing, did you bring it?"

"Yes," she replied, making no move to get it just yet. She wrapped her arms around Kuronue as well as she could. "It's okay to be afraid," she said. "We sill not hold it against you. We will hold you instead," she said.

"Let us be here a few minutes, just like this. If you still wish to return, we can use the portkey from here," Yukimura said gently. "But, I will not knock you out."