“I’ll take you back to the field to look for Kitt. But we can’t go beyond it; we can’t stray into the town. It’s too dangerous. And after we search the field, you will agree to let me take you somewhere safe. You’ll follow me home.”
Dude is going AWOL? "To save his sister" is the excuse, but he could have taken Iris to the transport and sent her off with her partner and their friends.
