Particularly a child. One you care about. I... hate it to say it like this, but that's very good leverage.

[He can't help but think of Snake and Clover. Of how Zero used Clover to secure Snake's silence; to make their revenge against the Nonary Project possible.]

People in positions of power hold onto that power as tightly as possible. So...

[So if the bear was just a bear, then Rii-san left her friend behind to protect it. That's worrying, and worried is the last thing she needs to be right now.]

At the very least, yeah, destroying that advantage wouldn't be a very good move for her.