Yeah, no, he doesn't think he'd want to have anyone see him like that either. That would be a bad life choice. But the suggestion Balthier gives after that, it makes David shake his head.

"We can look for him, cloaked, but I would really prefer not to injure. It's not how we do it if we can. And if we can't find him, I don't even know how much I care about that so much as keeping people safe from him."