Well HE didn't know that this was Zeus, or that he'd lived hundreds upon hundreds of years, or that he was his soul's true Father! He was being beautifully honest, deliciously compassionate.. he was being Andrei, Elder Priest of the New Crusaders, Shepherd of Light and all that was good in the world. "I'm not trying to be funny. I never mentioned getting you off drugs, either." And he hadn't. He'd just wanted to offer him a place to stay. "With great power comes great responsibility, and with great responsibility comes duties. It's common to run from them."
Of course he'd follow him to the flop house. The former football stand-out wasn't afraid of ANY situation. He'd march into a ladies' bathroom if he felt called to, for goodness sake. "It's your lucky day, I suppose," he said with a bit of a smirk --perhaps one of the only signs left of a man who had once been extraordinarily egotistical. "I felt pulled to you," he went on, explaining honestly.