If he had argued anything else, he might have continued talking, but as far as Krichevskoy knew of his son, if Laharl would not stop for his mother, he would not stop through words alone.

"I told you," Krichevskoy said calmly, still holding onto Laharl. "I will help you search for a door if you are that determined to go, and I believe others are just as willing to give you aid. But I will not allow you do this. Even if it is painful, you are not alone."