"I know Yugi... but.." But what? Atem couldn't justify why it should have been him instead. "There seems to be an awfully lot of that uncertainty going around.." A fact that made sense when you thought about the large gathering of new magic users that were contained here. Accidents were likely to happen in abundance. "If it were in my control I wouldn't allow you to walk into danger either, Yugi."

What they really could have used was some sort of teleportation spell. That would have taken out any possibility of being sighted in the hallways at least.

"It's quite alright, there's no need to apologize. I think I would have been more disappointed if you had allowed the opportunity to slip through your fingers," Said with a reassuring smile. Atem would never expect his friends to completely forget him, but perhaps they might find his passing on easier to accept. At least that's what he hoped since like it or not they were from very different eras and the inevitability still remained. Not that he was in any hurry to return just yet. "Cards it is." He reached into his bag and pulled out something that suspiciously looked like a deck box.