[He's pretty sure he knows the man Nier's speaking of. He does seem to recall seeing a dog in the village and given that there weren't many of those, it'd be hard to forget the sight of it.]

You probably don't need to hear me say this, but— [Well. He's definitely going to say it anyway, because how can he refuse?] —it's not your responsibility to do everything for everyone. It comes from a good place. Even I know that, but you'll run yourself ragged.