[Impossible? Keith recalls being lured in here. He knows that he found his way even though it shouldn't have been possible. But not being able to split up at all doesn't make sense.]

Even to form separate attacks? No wonder a bunch of people got stabbed. [Whatever's holding them together, it's weirder than whatever cosmic energy (or quintessence) that forms the lions' bonds with the paladins.]

Unless you thought I meant to leave everyone behind. I'm not that bad.

[He just thinks that splitting up and off on his own is more practical than anything else.]