"When their 'emperor' agrees at least," he remarks calmly, momentarily glad for the change in the subject. In the end, all but one penguin is dismissed- the larger one with a wing bangle remains, just in case he needs to be sent off to summon help again.

It figures that the topic change is so brief however- and Noa frowns, more in response to Seto's expression than anything. For a moment he's not sure what should be said to that. Eventually all he manages is, "What else would it be?"

The boy sighs, though the sound comes out more akin to a 'huff' of some sort. "...'too' implies I'm not the first 'dead man walking' you've seen though."