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.
[As Claude spoke, Byleth shoved his forkful of cake into his mouth. Even when trying to be neat by using a fork for once, he still got chocolate icing, cream, and crumbs around the corners of his mouth... which he was oblivious to or uncaring of.]
Hmmm... [And swallow - Jeralt taught him not to talk with his mouth full, at least.] He's a valuable source of information into the workings of Zenith, as well as this mutual threat we may be facing... but yes, he's not to be trusted, that much is clear.
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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.
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Hmmm... [And swallow - Jeralt taught him not to talk with his mouth full, at least.] He's a valuable source of information into the workings of Zenith, as well as this mutual threat we may be facing... but yes, he's not to be trusted, that much is clear.
[And another forkful of cake...]