He raised an eyebrow in question, curious as to what she was thinking. "Aya, I swear to you that I'm not going to just up and abandon you. There's at least one other person I know of who you'd be able to have hunt me down if I did, and I don't think they'd be too happy if I pulled an 'avoid the entire world' act."
It was the truth, whether she chose to believe him or not. The only way he was leaving her was if this place decided to send him back.