[ Was it out of pity? Kaveh knows what he is. Knows that not only is he a puppet, he's one made in the image of a god. The man is more than smart enough to deduce who it is he was modeled in the image of.

But he's not a close friend or anything. What reason does he have to care for the Wanderer? There's no reason for him to show genuine concern. ]

What else could it be? I'm hardly a friend. Just someone he competed against in a competition, once. He has no reason to care for me.