not your burden to bear

REMI

The why of Remi's arrival doesn't matter. Later, maybe, someone will think to ask, but for now the sounds of muffled moans and the force of fists made squelchy against Finn's clothing is enough to catch the Alchemist's attention. He's a predator, a mercy-killer, and the Governor of this place. There's no reason why he shouldn't be drawn into dark alleyways, but in truth, that isn't why he comes.

Unlike Ronin, fighting Sunjata holds no appeal to him as there isn't anything real about it. The flood will stop if Remi asks. Even if he doesn't, even if the boxer were to hear the lack of genuineness in such a request, the stakes are still laughably low.

But here, no one is laughing.  

He could become a manticore. He could engulf the entirety of the alley in fire save for Finn who would find himself in a protective shield of water and air. Remi could leave his body and enter one of theirs. There are any number of devastating things he might have done, but instead, he enters into the fight as if it might be a fair one, with fists raised. Throwing a punch towards a jaw and aiming to heave the attacker who seems to be the most immediate threat to Finn away from him, Remi leaves himself utterly defenceless against retaliation.

In fact, he's asking for it.

honest feelings and bad timing
make the most painful combination.

Code taken from Sky who is utter perfection