"Oh," Maria says after a moment. "Maria... thinks Maria understands? If Venus doesn't leave after she brings Tomosuke to Alice but instead stays while Alice fixes his wound, then Tomosuke won't be able to pass on the message."
Maria is not going to think about how, if that's the case, then there's a chance that Venus will do another bad thing. She doesn't want to be the reason Venus did another bad thing.
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Maria is not going to think about how, if that's the case, then there's a chance that Venus will do another bad thing. She doesn't want to be the reason Venus did another bad thing.