And I keep telling you that we were going to tell you, he just did it first without warning. Hell, I was planning on telling the two of you and Chie myself, but then you got chewed on by a monster and I decided that maybe I shouldn't hit you with even more bad news.

[ and also he got vetoed. he takes another deep breath. ]

I'll see if we can get Craftly to speak up for us at the trial. But he is bound to the rules of this game. Creating our group was a gigantic risk, and even then he was still limited to how he can help us. And I wouldn't even be surprised if you all end up ignoring him, considering none of you trust him.