[ He shakes his head, but without much enthusiasm. ]

My abilities are the best suited for the problem at last.

[ Not much of a victory. ]

I'm worried about David.

[ His voice is low, tight. It's the only moment he's really going to give himself to admit it. The other has been hard to get ahold of, and is out doing things he's much more used to dealing with than Balthier is. Which means this is all hitting old wounds for David, and Balthier has no idea what it's doing to his technomancy. ]

That's the problem with liking heroic men, isn't it? Terrible habit.