"You shouldn't think I deserve better. You know at least a third of the stuff I've done. You've seen me do some of it. What, you think I can still just take off the hood and the mask and be me? i thought it worked that way for a while. What I deserve now is jail. Generously." Hartley sighed and looked at Axel, for a moment before lowering his eyes. He wanted to pull the hood back on, but now it'd definitely be too much like hiding.

"You're the only link I have to normalcy. That's why I need you to be safe. Because I care for you and because you mean so much."