Davin rubbed the back of his neck. "I've been running for most of my life. I'm…pretty used to it. Unless you think your boss is going to put in a lot of extra effort to hunt us down, I don't really see a reason to change my habits of moving."
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“I… don’t know…” Tohru murmured, “She um… she did know I located you. That’s why I’m concerned. I haven’t sent anything since.”
Davin nodded. "Maybe she'll think I killed you." he seemed faintly amused by the idea. "After all, I'm a violent Kaythani, you never know what we might do." his mouth twisted in a sardonic smile, shaking his head.
“I kind of prefer it that way,” Tohru admitted, “If they think you killed me, their tactics probably wouldn’t change too much. But if they realized I defected, things might be different. That’s just a guess though.”
Davin nodded a little bit. "Yeah. I guess we'll see, though, won't we." he remarked, looking up at the ceiling for a moment.
“That we will,” Tohru laughed nervously, “I guess it was better a coward like me than actually getting caught though, huh?”
He tilted his head, smiling just a little.
He looked over at Tohru, laughing a little. "Yeah, I guess so." he replied with a shrug. "As I have no interest in being involved with the rebellion."
“Well, no one likes being exploited,” Tohru said, “I’m not too keen on joining them myself. I feel like a lot of people die there, and they just don’t… care. Everyone who joins is just another body to fill their ranks, and you would be a figurehead.”
Tohru shuddered at the thought. He’d known people to die there. Very personally known them.
Davin nodded a little bit. "Yeah. And I've got no wish to be a figurehead." To be honest, he obviously wasn't a fan of the Empire either. But that didn't mean he automatically supported the rebellion.
“I feel like there are no ‘good guys,’ you know?” Tohru sighed, “And it’s impossible to be the good guy when you’re alone.”
He nodded a little. "Trust me, I'm aware of that." He replied, looking over at Tohru. "One group wiped my people out and the other just wants to use them as a symbol. If they cared so much, they would have been there when we needed them."
“Yeah, my thoughts exactly,” Tohru sighed, “And it’s too late to fix it. I could understand if they wanted to assist in hiding you after a tragic event they couldn’t stop, but they really don’t seem to care enough to go about it in an actual helpful way.”
Davin shrugged a little bit. "Yeah." He replied simply, shrugging his shoulders. "They're just looking to profit off of my people."
“It’s horrible, but… yeah, that’s exactly what they’re doing,” Tohru sighed.
Meanwhile my sorry ass is sitting over here worrying about whatever minor problems I cause. Or maybe they’re not minor…
Davin nodded faintly. "Yeah." He replied, closing his eyes for a moment and letting out a slow breath.
“How are you really?” Tohru asked, “I know the last few days have kind of sucked probably.”
"I'm…fine, really." He replied with a shrug. "As fine as can be expected, anyways." He ran a hand through his hair.
“Yeah… Just like… let me know if I can do anything, even if it’s just as little as making a meal or taking care of the day’s cleaning,” Tohru offered, “Or giving you someone to talk to.”
Davin's mouth twitched in a sad little smile. "Yeah, of course. Thank you, Tohru." he replied, looking over at the other man.
Tohru gave a curt nod.
“And I’m not saying it just to be nice,” he affirmed, “I’m serious.”
"Alright." he replied, stretching a little bit and looking over at Tohru. "Thank you, then. Really."
“Of course,” Tohru said.
He had his foot tapping kind of nervously against the floor. His chest felt a little tight again. He’s said something stupid along the way probably.
Davin looked over at him. "Are you feeling any better, or?" he asked, genuinely concerned for the other's wellbeing.
“Better than before, but not entirely,” Tohru said softly, “I dunno, I’ve been like… intensely worried about what I’m putting you through. I think that’s what set it off. It’s kind of bullshit because I usually can deal with targets to kill without overthinking it, but… I feel like I’ve done a lot more wrong here.”
Davin blinked. "Ah. I…you really aren't putting me through anything all that different. In fact, it's…better. Because I've got company, and someone who knows who I am."