[The differences between Witch and Monster have always stood out to some degree to Ozymandias. But only to some degree because, quite frankly, most of the Monsters he knows were either too noble or proud to admit to any struggles, or simply so accepting of the changes it careens neatly into apathy. It is difficult then to see the suffering that others might perceive the changes, but their dream visit to Dorchacht put that in high relief for Ozymandias. He imagines the same is true for others who might have shared in his perspective.]

I'm sure they similarly feel better having you with them. Even though it is coming at great risk, going to a place like that... Having those you can trust nearby makes it a little easier of a thing to do.

[Ozymandias cannot say he entirely feels that way, however, about having his Bonded coming along. Although there is to some degree some comfort to be had in having an ally, Arthur's nobility is something that can lead him to trouble. Ozymandias does not ignore the suffering of others, but he tempers his response to it by considering the larger picture, seeing what else might be at stake based upon his intervention. Arthur sees the injustice, however, and reacts. He's a self-sacrificing idiot in that way, and as much as Ozymandias may at times admire that in him, it feels riskier in Dorchacht than it does in Aefenglom.]