[ Ken, this is so heavy. Heavier than Daniel expected, but he is a man who's learned to roll with the punches - especially when it comes to kids. He's learned that kids are often dealing with a whole lot more than you expect.

Ken is a perfect example of that right here.

So despite the fact that he's only meeting the boy for the first time today, Daniel reaches out, a single hand landing on Ken's shoulder. It's warm, and meant to be reassuring. ]

Your feelings for him must have changed a lot.

[ Sure, he could ask why Ken even wanted to kill someone, but.. that's Ken's own personal business. It feels like a little bit too much to dive into right now.

So Daniel instead focuses on something that feels a little more relevant to the topic at hand, without Ken having to talk about absolutely every single heavy thing possibly on the poor kid's chest right now. No wonder Ken was crying, really. This is way too much for a kid to deal with in Daniel's opinion. ]

To first dislike him that much, and then for him to put his life on the line to save you..