"It's not a trouble to me at all. I wouldn't have stopped, otherwise." While Lelouch had seemed controlled and standoffish, Suzaku seemed a little more - well, real. Honest, perhaps. Ayumu had to wonder what would make the two of them work together. Was it that they were from the same place and thus allied through necessity? Or had they been friends before, as well?

She kept her thoughts from her expression, of course, conveying only concern that wasn't entirely unfeigned. There really was something troubling the young man, that much was obvious to see, even if he was reluctant to speak of it. No surprise, really, given that she was a complete stranger to him, but sometimes just a simple act of kindness could open a person up to a stranger, especially in a perilous situation such as the one they were in.

At the question she hesitated as though surprised, with a soft catch of breath. "I have," she replied softly, lifting a hand to hesitantly rest against his arm, light enough that he could easily brush it off if he wished. "At home, where I'm from...it's a very dangerous time, and my family..."