"Because there's no other way," Zero was almost a bit too quick to respond. It was easy to pick up on why Yuuki was behaving the way she was. Why she spoke such things.

Zero understood, too, however he remained firm with her.

"Why now?" He repeated. "Because there likely are no blood tablets here, Yuuki, and—" his hold on the scissors tightened a bit at the thought. ". . . And I don't want you to have to go to strangers. I can tell you're starved, and I just know you won't do well for whatever we have to do in this place if you let yourself go crazy."