"If nothing else," Susannah says gently, "we can escort you to wherever your friends and allies are."

She can't remember if Kankri mentioned he was teamed up with someone when they talked before, but he's enough of a pacifist that she's fairly certain he must be either staying with someone--or have a damn good hiding place.

"Karkat died because he got caught alone," she reminds him. "We don't want that happening to you, sugar."