Pepper's nails dug into her palms. "I know they come first," she shot back. "I've always known that they come first. But I'm already involved in this mess, Bakura, because I'm involved with you. You, and Diabound, and your ghosts. I will fight for all of you, and no, none of you are helpless, but I don't want to find out that there was something I could have been with you for and wasn't only after it's killed you. Again. You are incredibly strong, all of you, but you also aren't alone. You don't have to fight alone, even if you made a deal by yourself. Just because I'm angry doesn't mean I don't understand, and it doesn't mean I won't fight just as hard to keep you all safe."