"You can stick with me," Astronema teases in response, terribly amused by this entire situation, "I'll keep you safe~"

This is honestly fucking hilarious for so many reasons. Not the least that she's normally what everyone needs to be kept safe from. Andros had even been going around warning people about her, at some point; had he not gotten to Kiriya?

Unfortunate.

"We're looking for the center of the maze," she adds, "that's normally where the prize is, isn't it? And a minotaur, too."