Even though the gaze that met Ace's held traces of defiance, Tear nevertheless closed her eyes in defeat as relief washed over her body from the pressure of Akane's weight being decreased, even if only a little. Still she held onto the other girl protectively, opening her eyes to glance warily at the other Heroes attempting to reason with Kalki. As beautiful as those words sounded, she had little faith that they would have any effect on the woman whose resolve she begrudgingly understood.

Then suddenly several of her allies started forward, and Tear knew she had to act fast. Looking back to Ace, she hastily casted Curaga on her partner—he might get upset with her for it, and her heart was indeed driving her decision, but she also trusted him to carry through with his promise if the opportunity arose. For that to happen, he needed to survive.

Breathing unsteadily, she took advantage of her Dualcast ability to begin singing Spoony Bard softly to herself, lest Natalia's Camouflage be rendered useless by making it easy to track the melodist's fragile voice. Though she loathed to use a song that benefited only herself, it was the more pragmatic thing to do. If things became worse, she would theoretically survive and still have the ability to bring the other Heroes back.