Alexander nodded. "I understand completely. I was a prisoner too, once." He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes. "But once I escpaed from that cage, I found myself trapped in a much larger and harder one." Opening his eyes again, he looked at Nyx, and this time his eyes held no humor, but still retained their kindness. "I know you might not think much of him after he locked you up here, but despite his many shortcomings Z is a good person. He's the one who let me out of the cage I built myself." Pushing himself off the wall, he stood next to her and motioned her to keep walking. "I'm sure you'll understand at some point, sometimes a cage is as muchfor keeping the captive safe as it is for containing them."