Kaji knows Ib has had a reason to be as strong as she is, but he hasn't asked. He's seen the aftermath of nightmares, but he wanted her to try to forget about whatever had happened back home. Give her as much of a chance to be a normal kid as she could here.

Obviously, Crystallis has other ideas. "Someplace secret," he reads the message left for her. "It's not like this place was going to let her go until she followed along." He looks around the room, searching for any obvious direction to go next.