[Really, Hakuno essentially walked in with a Bond partner already; whether either of them ended up Witch or Monster, Gilgamesh would have insisted. Everything else she's accomplished is merely the dividends of spending her entire, brief life constantly scrambling to keep up in a race against time.

But she's not thinking about that. Right now, there's a puppy in her arms she's far more set on.]

She's a sweetheart, so you definitely picked well. And I may end up taking you up on that offer a bit more than you think, so let me know if I get to be annoying.

[She rubs Cezar under his chin, totally ignorant of the way her wings speed up behind her in excitement.]

I tend to throw myself into things whole-heartedly. And this boy seems like a real heart-stealer, aren't you?