Chipper is the exact opposite of what Cade feels or wants to be around, but there she is anyway. He looks up at Belinda, initially a bit alarmed that she's approached him so openly and with such friendliness.

"...um," he says, briefly at a loss for words, "..no... no, I've got it." He glances over at the Tranquil overseeing him. She doesn't seem to care in the slightest, though perhaps that's just a Tranquil thing.