[ A lone wolf is one way to describe him, for sure. A broken lone wolf would be more accurate. He does scoff when she says the words trust me, like that's going to happen. He's grown pretty paranoid for what he deems to be pretty solid reasons, after all.

And his machismo is all fake - a way to pretend he is stronger than he feels. The less help he gets from strangers, the better he feels; at least he's not putting anyone in danger that way.

He may be young, but he's not stupid. He knows full well he's got a bunch of demons after him, wanting to finish the job. If not, as well, a pack of werewolves that want to rectify the mistake they made by leaving him for dead when he actually wasn't. ]

Okay, good to know we're understanding each other. You should get back to your walk. [ For someone who liked to play vigilante, Jaden had a pretty big problem with accepting help himself. ]

Or are you a damsel in distress, and you're actually waiting for me to offer to walk you back, or something? [ The tone of his voice made it very clear that he did not think that was the case. ]