Gosh this was unexpected. Very rare twist from stories these days.
Originally he was just travelling. A bit like Jeremy but instead of being a mercenary he's a travelling artist (I think). Then suddenly a bunch of strangers in hoods started chasing him. Of course he would run away. Honestly I don't know why they didn't tell him what they wanted to start with, their approach was kinda dumb
Should have left... ㅠㅠ you cant really blame the girl.