'Nina, Repliku has things he needs to do too! You can't just expect him to come along, it's rude to assume things like that!' Ed ignored the voice in his head reminding him that he'd been hoping Repliku would be willing to babysit while he went to assess the situation.

He set his face into a stern expression and trained the expression on Nina. 'I am not going to put you in danger, Nina. I really really need to talk to this Sasori guy and you can't come, but I promise I will be right back really quickly.'