Aiden rolled his eyes at Luke's speech. Typical. He should've known that, with enough different people around, there would be some who would inevitably lead down to that kind of path. The one where they made promises of a better life. It would be tempting, if in the process they wouldn't destroy so many other innocent lives around them. It wasn't a though Aiden was comfortable with, and he would be damned before he ever walked it. No matter what, no matter how scared he sometimes was, he would keep walking his own path, and not some madman's dream of power.<br/><br/>The effort to maintain the feelings like they were was taxing, and Aiden was suddenly afraid that he wouldn't be able to keep up any longer. But, by the look of it, the other man had no wishes to stop and leave anytime soon. Well, there was always a way but...<br/><br/>Aiden gritted his teeth, annoyed at his own powerlessness. He was weak, and he was fully aware of it, trying to help as he could and simply accepted when he couldn't. However... This time, give up wasn't an option. He needed to help, because if he didn't do something, he would soon witness the murder of even more people.<br/><br/>In a last attempt at stopping everything, Aiden focused his full attention on Luke, forgetting everyone else around him. Still maintaining his lack of desire to kill the other boy, Aiden now focused also on the boredom he was feeling towards the "normal" people around them. He enhanced it, tweaked it so Luke would feel bored by the situation, pushing him to leave. He trembled with the effort, closing his eyes, pained. He still focused, though, pushing, twisting, urging the other to leave, in a way that would look like it was his own idea.<br/><br/>And he hoped it would be enough for now.