Ba'al held on to his drink, taking the occasional sip from it as he listened to the ongoing conversation with the lizard man, as it were. The news that if they survived and yet failed would result in them getting stuck here was..less than pleasant, but Ba'al was certain that he would succeed, end this game, and gain the wish that he desired, for the power he wanted. 

It was then that Shiroe poked his head out the window and invited the thing in to talk and learn more about the Trials. The creature (he did not yet have a name for it), certainly seemed happy to pierce the lobby, which would indicate that this place was normally off limits for those not Challengers. A good piece of information to know. And yet, at the same time, the one who called herself Saber was moving off to explore the city and learn more. It left Ba'al in a conundrum. Should he go with the humanoid to learn what he could of the upcoming Trials and how to win this contest, or should he go with Saber, and the possibility of building up ties with her, if not trust? Learning of the Trials would help, but surely the Viewer would not be so easy as to replicate the same tasks every time, which meant that the humanoids information would be of limited effectiveness. Better to gain an ally, or at least someone more reluctant to shoot him if it came to it. 

"I will come with," he said to Saber, placing his champagne in some random place. He no longer cared for the drink. "With how much we don't know of this place, it would be better to travel in pairs, just as a precaution." He at the same time noted the explosion in the forest, but given how he had seen her flying off, he had to assume Mokou was probably involved, given the light show, and with how advanced she was in terms of abilities, he made the assumption that she was fine. Hok'tar's were tough to kill. 

He then looked over to Vash, figuring the warrior was trustworthy enough to recruit for this task. "I would much appreciate it if you could relay to the two of us what information our former Challenger may impart once we get back." 

That said, he departed after Saber, quickly falling in beside her as they moved into the city, with it's varied buildings and inhabitants. It was almost like a bazaar on Hebridan, except with an even more confusing mishmash of colors, and not everyone was strictly human either. Still, he had the feeling that conversation would not begin unless he began it, so he took the first step, remarking on something he had noticed before. "Your sword is impressive," he said as they walked. "I have a blade of my own, but sadly it did not come with me. I don't do much fighting with it these days, but I suppose I am a bit of a nostalgic. Comes with age."