There's something to be said for animals, be they domesticated or wild. They lack man's ego, his selfishness and his vehemency. Kit would never go as far as to say they're pure, for what creature born into this world can make such a claim? But for certain, they're more tolerable, their company preferable to that of humans, which brings him to the aquarium the same day Riki has decided to cause a scene.

He thinks he may recognize the boy as someone who either attends or has been seen near Green Valley school, but that alone doesn't mean he has any reason to intervene. The boy's problems are his own. The guards chasing him will probably catch him before too long, and he'll likely be reprimanded for whatever he's done to draw their attention. He needn't stick his neck out for a stranger. He needn't...

...but he does.

The moment Riki comes within arm's reach, he'll find the back of his collar sharply tugged. If he doesn't resist, he'll be brought to stand at Kit's side facing the aquarium glass, just out of the guards' line of sight. A school of fish swim idly past, not a one seeming to care about the commotion taking place outside of their more placid habitat.

"Keep your head down and don't move," Kit instructs him. "Pretend to be here with me until they pass."