[ the movie comparison was apt, because this definitely sounds like someone's murder mystery screenplay. If Morgana didn't know better, he'd assume it was made up. But it's not like Akira to play tricks on him - and even if he doesn't know who this girl is, he seems to trust her, and thus, so does Morgana.

His insistence on keeping Morgana "safe" is so typically him that it kind of annoys him. ]

So you'd rather just suffer alone? We're a team, you know! Helping each other is what good teammates do. [ he has to say it - his sensibilities won't allow otherwise. But he can understand the gravity of the situation. He has to assume what Magilou is saying is exactly what happened; he looks back to her, ears flicking back in unease. ] ... You had five people get murdered?