... It depends. Why do you think it's a good idea?

[It's a test - well. Partly. She needs to have sense to survive here, but also...]

And what sort of skills do you think you'd bring to an alliance? If you don't have anything useful, you'll just slow us down.

[Mai's skills aren't... great. He doesn't need to be protecting two people, especially not one he doesn't know or care about.]