"This past mission was rather hectic, in all fairness. We had precious little time to pursue our own interests, and needed to conserve our energy as much as possible."

Even if he'd had another world to try traveling to, he doubts he would have been willing to make the attempt until after everything was over...by which point, people were insisting he sleep instead.

"And yes, I have taken the boy into my care. As my tolerance for the demons' dimension is higher than his, I thought he needed it more than I."