Lea always made friends easily, and though Axel tended to err more on the side of caution on that front, Claire reminded him that it didn't always need to be such a difficult task. He and Claire hit it off right away, and all it took was some destruction of Xino Mao property; the moment the other redhead tumbled through the ceiling to land unceremoniously in the middle of the hall, Axel had known there was something different about this one. It's nice to have someone he can talk to who understands not only the perils of playing the secret agent, but the value of good company who doesn't ask too many invasive questions. Getting to know Axel has never been a quick or easy process, and while Lea may have learned to be a little less stingy with smiles and kind words, he still keeps his cards close to his... heart. The fact that Claire is cut from a similar cloth and doesn't make a big deal about the fact that there's still a lot they don't know about each other is refreshing; he doesn't have to put on an act, but he doesn't have to worry about Claire poking his nose into a history he's not quite ready to talk about yet.
He's also a helpful sort, which is nice. Axel always had trouble trusting his coworkers, after all, and so getting chummy with someone in a similar line of business, as it were, makes it a lot easier to compare relevant notes. More than that he just plain liked him, and Lea will surely be picking up right where Axel left off. He won't really hold it against him that it's technically Claire's fault he got the snot beaten out of him by vampires. One less Hunter in the world is worth a few bodily injuries, after all, and in the end the trip home was a lot more enlightening than he expected.
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Lea always made friends easily, and though Axel tended to err more on the side of caution on that front, Claire reminded him that it didn't always need to be such a difficult task. He and Claire hit it off right away, and all it took was some destruction of Xino Mao property; the moment the other redhead tumbled through the ceiling to land unceremoniously in the middle of the hall, Axel had known there was something different about this one. It's nice to have someone he can talk to who understands not only the perils of playing the secret agent, but the value of good company who doesn't ask too many invasive questions. Getting to know Axel has never been a quick or easy process, and while Lea may have learned to be a little less stingy with smiles and kind words, he still keeps his cards close to his... heart. The fact that Claire is cut from a similar cloth and doesn't make a big deal about the fact that there's still a lot they don't know about each other is refreshing; he doesn't have to put on an act, but he doesn't have to worry about Claire poking his nose into a history he's not quite ready to talk about yet.
He's also a helpful sort, which is nice. Axel always had trouble trusting his coworkers, after all, and so getting chummy with someone in a similar line of business, as it were, makes it a lot easier to compare relevant notes. More than that he just plain liked him, and Lea will surely be picking up right where Axel left off. He won't really hold it against him that it's technically Claire's fault he got the snot beaten out of him by vampires. One less Hunter in the world is worth a few bodily injuries, after all, and in the end the trip home was a lot more enlightening than he expected.