I'd rather kill myself then have this character try to save me. If he decides to help me not only am I going to die but I'm going to have to die several times and at least when I quit reading they never get saved. After awhile it seemed to be rinse and repeat. It seemed like it was a convenient way for the author to pad. Fail to save, learns a little, goes back to the beginning of the poor side character and starts the arc over. Basically telling me the same arc over and over again.