Bunny sighed out his frustration as he glanced at Diana with a glance of grateful appraisal. At least the other adults among the chosen demonstrated competence and Guardian potential - Tony was the only one, so far, whose every word demonstrated absolutely the opposite.

He took a step towards Nico. "You don't have to work with him. You don't even have to stay on the same continent as him. I can take you to the Pole right now. You'll be safe to hide out there, and we'll make sure he stays at the Tooth Palace."

There was more chaos to be made at the Pole, arguably - but Nico was too volatile for him to trust her in a place with as many important memories as the Tooth Palace.

"Nobody's going to ask you to put yourself in danger. Not him, and not us. We're gonna make sure you have a safe place to hole up. You just have to stop hurting yourself now."

He made his voice as calm as possible, as if he were soothing a stressed animal down from chewing its own leg off to escape a trap. Nico didn't like him, he was aware, but he had to try to help her - and at least he hadn't driven her to self-harm as the new man did.