[Gladio held back a sigh as he wrote down a few things into his note book.]

Not here, you won't, kiddo. [He didn't look up as he said this.]

My goal is to keep you guys from dying. There's no 'to the end' here. And if you're gonna be stupid enough to run into a fight you've no way of getting out of, I'm going to have some serious words. And none of them'll be polite.

[Gladio looked up then, expression serious.]

I'm tempted to team you up with Romeo. He has magic he can use as a shield. It will offer you protection. But your job would be to make sure he is protected in turn. You die, no one's protecting him.