[He shrugs. The movement is stiffer than normal. Banjou is a serious guy so having a stilted reaction is nothing out of the ordinary for him, but it's a little off even for him.]

If something happens... someone else decides to attack this region, of course we'll help him then. For anything else, what makes you think he'd even want our help?

I know you don't like it, but we should wait for him to come to us.