Choosing a passive partner for comfort is the weak choice, it avoids risk, responsibility, and challenge.
Managing an intelligent and shrewd woman like Isis requires real control and strength. Elis isn’t hiding behind her; he’s using her abilities to amplify his own. Trusting her doesn’t make him weak, on the contrary, it’s a smart and calculated strategy.
Being independent doesn’t mean doing everything alone. Risk can be managed, and comfort can easily lead to stagnation. I always choose challenge, growth, and power over safety and ease.
And of course, if the developer gives us such options, what I’m saying applies: MC won’t act solely on instinct anymore, he’s thinking, planning, and keeping control in his hands.