kaede didnât expect gratitude when he half - carried , half - dragged the woman to his apartment . . .  but did she have to make it sound as if heâd somehow burdened her by trying to help ??  discontent settles over his expression , dragging his dark brows together and leaving his lips twisting gently downward .  his gaze ducks away , muscles unhappily tense in the face of the weirdly condescending  ( or is he just being overly sensitive ? )  way she acts .  mention of the womanâs attacker draws his attention from his hurt pride .
     he should let her go .  sheâs obviously the sort of person that doesnât want help .  and yet , he finds himself following her despite her obvious distaste at the situation .  he grabs the bag with the swords sealing the wraithâs body as she successfully finds the door to his apartment .  kaede only pauses as she mentions his secret so easily .  heâs so caught off guard by the idea of someone seeing him for what he is that he can only stutter carelessly ,  â how do you know about that ? â
      and then kaedeâs hurrying to match his stride with the strangerâs .  his expression has turned more curious than hurt .  concern filters through the curiosity as he realizes sheâs going after the same one that left her for dead earlier .  while heâs careful not to touch her , he does demand recklessly ,  â let me help you !  youâre still healing , right ?  and you couldnât stop yourself from getting hurt the first time you saw this , uhm , hunter , so you need help .  and if youâre so sure that iâm in danger too , then i should be allowed to do my share to protect myself . â
     belatedly , he realizes the womanâs inhumanity ---  what is she that she can heal so quickly ?  this question he silences before he can make a fool of himself and instead continues to follow the harsh woman determinedly .
           ( @ellobomal ; continued from here ! )