I know I could use the backup, but you'll have to forgive me if I'm hesitant to make any bargains or promises. I can't offer much of anything.

[He'd basically just be a burden to anyone else right now, and he knows it. He has no physical strength to speak of, and whatever mental acuity he has is occasionally hampered by this form's bestial instincts. A bond would fix that, but then we circle back around to the first problem.

It doesn't help that his personality isn't exactly stellar.]