You're looking out for her? So then who's going to look out for her if you're not there?

Either our lord the Great Tengu or one of the others will surely...

Of course they will. You're all in it together, after all. They'll rush to her aid the first chance they get.

But what if they never get that chance?

In the end, the only person who can protect her is herself.

I'm so weak that I can't even stand on the battlefield. My lot lies here, protected by all of you venerable Tengu.

And that's why.

That's why I know. She's weak. If she keeps being looked after, she'll always be weak.