Jace winced at that, feeling as if he'd physically punched him. "You would like that, wouldn't you? At least you finally found your match, someone as smart as yourself. And hey, at least he can spell his own name, right?" He turned away from him and fell into a long silence, trying to hide the hurt that he felt. "The only reason I agreed to come along was so I could watch after you. That's what I've always done since the day I met you. You're the only person that ever looked at me like I was more than a street urchin and the bastard child of the town's drunk. But I think you're starting to think that of me, too."

	The raider stared at Leith for a long moment in contemplation. He really did seem sincere in what he said, but then again a lot of them always did. Finally, he slowly lowered the gun and let it clang to the ground. Hesitantly, he walked towards him and carefully took the chips from his hand, feeling as if the ghoul would attack at any moment. After taking the offered food and water, he quickly shrunk away from him.
	"Why...are you so nice to me?"
	"I am wondering the same thing," Kaye mumbled.