Cooper stopped walking. How could Max still be concerned with pride? It was his parents' pride that left him abandoned and alone! To her, it felt like he was still trying to act like he was better than her, better than other Metalhearts. Her hands balled into fists at her side, Cooper bit down on her lower lip to keep from blowing up at him. Max was almost out of earshot by the time she responded to Lila. "No, let him go." she said to Lila, clearly upset. "If he wants to act like he's some big, important noble all the way to the village, I say let him."