[Okashira]

Originally Posted by Kioras

Did Takahiro just dump Kato Mana off when they got to a human settlement/safe area, or did he learn to at least trust her slightly?

Spoiler:

The original plan was to have Mana, Takahiro and Lily sneak into a human patrol that they bumped into, and see if they can leave Mana safely in the human settlement. Ayame decided to tag along in replacement of Gerbera, after sensing her uneasiness; and Asalina apparently can't separate from Takahiro without dying, so those 2 are forced to tag along; Ayame is travelling in a "cavity" that Lily made in her torso big enough for her.

When they were fine tuning the details of the plan after spotting the humans, the lead of the patrol (it was Silane, right?) noticed that "there it was something in the woods" and called out; Takahiro realized that they had to move out, but when he called to Mana, she crouched down and started trembling, almost crying; only able to blurt out apologies to Takahiro--- who asked Rose to take her along with the forest group (Gerbera & Rose).

So yeah, Mana's distrust of "humans" is perhaps stronger than Takahiro's; and while Takahiro and Mana distrust each other, they can more or less "act civil" with each other as long as no serious topic pops up (like the relying in each other).

It's hinted that just as Lily has been healing Takahiro to some extent, Rose has been doing so with Mana; Rose and Mana's one on one conversations are among the highest points in the series, they are always incredibly interesting; psychologically Mana is probably the most able memember of the cast, she always points out important things and can destruct her opponent's logic / arguments if necessary (it stopped a losing fight once); and some of that has been rubbing into Rose.