X pauses, and says: "Then you're probably right, that you can't stay here. But you're not going anywhere on your own. I'm coming with you."

A good idea? No, probably not. X can practically hear Luci's voice in the back of his head telling him that he's being reckless with his own safety again, that he's not thinking things through again. But X can't leave a friend to be terrified on their own. He can't.