Verity knew he was running away, but that did not stop him from leaving. He needed to hide and that was the only fact that he needed to accept. He needed to hide form the demons and the hunters and this was the best way to do it. 

"Live this way? The council arranged for a job for me to teach under a different name. No one can force me to do anything I do not wish to do. Plus even if I wanted to I can't return. I would just be a burden."

He looked out the window and sighed. 

"That last mission I did was different then the others. I was the demon's target Hideki. As long as they think me dead I won;t be hunted by them. Like I said there are things that are better left alone. This is one of them."