Oh, it was! He followed me right to Nergal just as the Nadesico was going to take off and demanded to see me. He even got a job on the ship just for me! And when we were getting attacked, he got into an Aestivalis without being told and went right out into battle! Oh, he says he was just trying to run away from the Jovians, but using yourself as a decoy is the ultimate expression of love!