"Oh, and how do you want to correct that mistake?" The old man asked, slightly surprised.
"If you're right, and subconsciously I do not want to lose them, then the longer they stay with me and help me, the stronger that subconscious feeling will become, which I don't want. So I have to let them go..."
"You're a neutral observer. You are also someone who is capable enough. I want you to take my Familiars. Take them and keep them with you until this war is over!" Azekiel declared, surprising even the old man.
"You're also the one who can help them regain their bodies faster than me. Just take them and help them get stronger..." Even though it wasn't an easy decision, Azekiel still had to take it.
If Raphael and Lia stayed with him, he could get weaker with time, in fear of the loss that he could suffer. He didn't want that, even if it meant having to separate from them.