"Since you both insist so strongly..." Iku still insisted on finishing treating herself, but...she lacked the rudeness to go back on her word now.  She wanted them to bond.  That meant risking and suffering.  She had to physically stop herself from fussing with her veil or hair while she was still worrying about bloodied hands.   Stowing her medical kit, she resolved to submit to their demands.<br/><br/>"Perhaps we should all be blindfolded.  In that way, we would all be equals," she suggested as her comrades began to lead the way, "and may I suggest taking a less patrolled path?  The blood might invite more questions than not."