"Thanks, kiddo," he says softly. He stares out the window at her back, watching the colors of the Void wheel and swirl for a moment. When he returns his gaze to her, he says, "One of the things I've been having nightmares about is you-- things happening to you, that-- that other Sanzo getting his hands or his sutra on you--"

He shivers a little, then laces his fingers together on the table top so he can stare down at his fingers. "Made me realize that the thought of something happening to you scares the hell out of me," he admits. "More than just for Koumyou's sake."