Mm. It's just selfishness. I've grown fond of them, after all.

[He shouldn't. He' ll be gone from their lives soon enough, if all goes well. But... he can't help himself.]

It should be two-fold, anyway. With wizards having died out on the battlefield, I'd like to double-check the open forest outside where we had our fight. I doubt Ithaqua would have left any loose, but with how injured we were... well, it doesn't hurt to double check.