And I don't intend to try and see if these collars really will kill us if we go into a restricted area. And I don't want you to get hurt, either.

[ He adds that last part emphatically. Trust him or not, they're still classmates. And by this point, he does feel fairly certain that Sanson isn't going to kill him, so he finally sheathes his sword. If this is the wrong move, Genis is sure he's about to find a new piece of lead embedded in his skull soon, but... ]

We can't just run out and hope for the best. We'll get ourselves killed if we don't have a plan.