Indeed, Magpie shoots him a half-hearted ugly look, not trusting the ground he finds himself on. He answers reluctantly.

"If anything will remind him of his humanity, Raven will. Right now, though, I'd say that if you were to give Falcon an order he doesn't like, he'll ignore it. He's bent on proving himself and, though he doesn't have a Palace, he's behaving as if he does."

And yet leaving him out of the fight would destroy him. Magpie has contemplated far worse betrayals, but this one hits home.