Well... That's a good question. [Claude swirls his tea in its cup as he thinks about how to answer.] I can't answer it for everyone, since people will all have their own reasons. But I think people like Dextera or Vander, who experienced his memories, read his journal, or even saw what he'd turned into firsthand, couldn't help but empathise with him a bit. Or maybe it was just pity that makes them want to protect him... I don't know.

Personally, I think prolonging his life is in all our interests, but I can't say I have any real attachment to him as a person. He was an assassin, after all. While I don't advocate for anything that was done to him, I can't imagine he'd have much pity for them if their roles were reversed.