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How many times do I gotta remind you that you don't owe me anything?
Consider this all a favor, then.
He knew there would be a catch, befriending the pilot. But Shade was left with so few options at the time, he couldn't help but find security in another person who treated him as an equal. Raiden was a rigorous rookie but had an undeniably intimate relationship with the sky, and Shade admired him for that. A partner he could fly with, it's all he could really ask for.
He didn't look very alien, that's for sure. A couple blue stripes and some horns really made that much of a difference to people, huh? Well, no matter to Raiden. He took pity on Shade and actually tried to get the guy to warm up, not cause he was stupid, but he just had no idea what was so special about having an 'alien' around. If he was here to serve as any other person here, Raiden could talk to him just fine, soldier to soldier.
Before he'd even known Emair, Shade accidentally took away everything that they cared about in life. A chain reaction of events lead to Emair facing struggles in their world that they had been paranoid about for so long, and finally they had one person to blame for it all. Shade couldn't fathom why this one zemotan was so persistent in trying to kill him- he'd been completely open about not being a threat, yet this blur of red always found itself in the corner of his eye before he found himself targeted again, and again. It wasn't until he was able to save them from a near freak-accident in the mountains that Shade was spared an opportunity to speak with them, and finally things began to turn around slowly. They still attacked him, but at least it wasn't lethal anymore- perhaps to blow off steam, get frustrations out, Shade couldn't be sure. But with a few more battles and a couple careful steps, Shade can happily say things are going just fine with Emair.
Hating and blaming Shade was so easy, accepting he was innocent was much harder. Trusting him has been more difficult than anything- or so Emair thought. There was actually a degree of relief they felt when Shade came forward about the things that happened, and when he promised he'd set things right, Emair believed him. They won't show it, and they'll never admit to him that they've lost their anger toward him, that they're glad he's helping, or that they feel safer with him than some of their own friends. He's a damn charming Devalin, and Emair hates it. But they're falling for it.