"Those two things are not necessarily the same, and you're assuming I'm not going to seek out other people just because I'm sitting here now. I wonder why that is," Devin remarks, a curious gleam in his eyes. Sure, experience can inform assumptions, but experience can equally blind someone to certain things (and he's aware, if a bit grudgingly, that this also applies to him).
It is true that the vampire has a fierce independent streak - but the same life experience that has him sitting here alone, reading and watching to orient himself, has also ground into him the need for a team. The problem is that the only people he has any measure of trust in are not here. He does not have the luxury of believing the people he meets are anything but dangerous to him, or to the people he's responsible for. He never has.
"You may prefer movement; some people prefer stillness." For his part, Devin's preference depended on the circumstances. In this case, staying still is what he needed first. There's sharp amusement in his tone as he says, "You seem very set on judging and dismissing my choices for someone who's just met me. Whatever did I do to deserve that?"
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It is true that the vampire has a fierce independent streak - but the same life experience that has him sitting here alone, reading and watching to orient himself, has also ground into him the need for a team. The problem is that the only people he has any measure of trust in are not here. He does not have the luxury of believing the people he meets are anything but dangerous to him, or to the people he's responsible for. He never has.
"You may prefer movement; some people prefer stillness." For his part, Devin's preference depended on the circumstances. In this case, staying still is what he needed first. There's sharp amusement in his tone as he says, "You seem very set on judging and dismissing my choices for someone who's just met me. Whatever did I do to deserve that?"