Some certainly might. I can imagine a wide range of opinions in such a situation which I'd have no control over. [His friends could see it as treachery if he joined them - that he'd be abandoning them. But Jade is sure already that he'd only make such a choice for the greater good.]

However, I don't quite consider myself the type for heroics. I only see the value in making myself properly useful. [The world out there seems to be one that's rife with treachery and secrets. In a way, he thinks it may be stepping in over his head. At the same time? He entertains the thought that he'd fit in better there than in his own home.]