Yeah. Apparently there's this thing about bonds that's necessary. From what I've gathered, Witch-Monster bonds are a big deal and bonds between witches and monsters aren't nearly as important.

[He keeps his tone low. He doesn't want to end up drawing too much attention, after all. Lavi casually keeps his arm around her shoulder, there for security just in case but loose enough for her to pull out of it if she wants, too.]