[ She's not wrong. He doesn't think Kaveh is the type to pity either. If anything, he suspects there is something inherent to Kaveh that makes him act the way he does.
But isn't that all the more terrifying? That a man can so willingly give so much without any other motive than that he wants to help? It's not normal human behaviour. He's seen what humans are like—selfish, greedy, helpful only when they stand to gain. He's also seen kindness, warmth and love from them too. They're hopelessly complex and hard to understand.
He doesn't understand Kaveh at all. ]
...I don't want him meddling in my business.
[ Because he's overwhelming. He wants so much—for the drifter, even when the Wanderer doesn't want for himself. It's too much. He—wants to run away from it. ]
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But isn't that all the more terrifying? That a man can so willingly give so much without any other motive than that he wants to help? It's not normal human behaviour. He's seen what humans are like—selfish, greedy, helpful only when they stand to gain. He's also seen kindness, warmth and love from them too. They're hopelessly complex and hard to understand.
He doesn't understand Kaveh at all. ]
...I don't want him meddling in my business.
[ Because he's overwhelming. He wants so much—for the drifter, even when the Wanderer doesn't want for himself. It's too much. He—wants to run away from it. ]