"It's fine. If too many enemies show up during the trial, just help me hold them off. Leave the rest to me alone," Tainaric's amber eyes flickered with inevitability, as if the enemies were nothing to worry about.
What he meant was, it's okay—I'm strong. You just need to assist me.
However, he likely remembered the warnings from the Holy Tower Ritualists before they left, realizing that such blunt words might hurt his human friends' feelings, so he quickly added, "Of course, my human brothers, I didn't expect to meet you. Perhaps this is the guidance of the Shining Sea—"
As he spoke, he even gave a 'gentle' smile to the two human girls who kept peering over from a distance.