"If you're asking why I defeated that beast, why I chose to help you, or why I've saved all of you time and time again, there was no hidden intention behind my actions," Raze replied calmly.
"The answer is simple. We had the power to protect you. If I have the strength to make someone's life less painful, without interfering with my own goals, then I will act, as I have done now. I'm not asking for anything in return for what I've done."
Liam stood off to the side, a nervous smile creeping onto his face. He understood what Raze meant… but he also knew how his words might sound to everyone else. Raze had basically said that if helping them had interfered with his goals, he wouldn't have bothered.
And even if that was the truth, he didn't need to say it out loud.
"Our goal hasn't changed," Raze continued. "And most of what we've said to you in the past is still true. Alen knows some of what's going on, but not everything. Our actions aren't directly related to his."
