[He swallows nervously, hesitating for another moment before pushing it all aside - it's not fair on her for him to continue to be a coward about this. She deserves better. She deserves the truth]
I'm sorry. I know I should have told you sooner, much sooner. My parents, our parents, they adopted you when you were very young, we grew up in Corvos until the Garlean invasion. Because I had the Allagan eye, they sent me away to keep me from the Garleans, and after that...
I never found out what happened to you until years later, and when I realised you didn't remember... I wasn't sure how to tell you, if I should tell you. Our parents are... they're gone, Val, we're the only ones left, and I thought maybe it was better to live with the hope that they were out there somewhere than the knowledge that they weren't.
[He looks down at his hands again, sighs]
Really, though... I was just scared to admit that I left you, that I went to Sharlayan and I never found you again and I thought... I thought you would be angry at me for leaving you behind and I was... I was a coward, and I was selfish, and I'm sorry.
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Date: 2024-04-02 12:26 am (UTC)Right... yes...
[He swallows nervously, hesitating for another moment before pushing it all aside - it's not fair on her for him to continue to be a coward about this. She deserves better. She deserves the truth]
I'm sorry. I know I should have told you sooner, much sooner. My parents, our parents, they adopted you when you were very young, we grew up in Corvos until the Garlean invasion. Because I had the Allagan eye, they sent me away to keep me from the Garleans, and after that...
I never found out what happened to you until years later, and when I realised you didn't remember... I wasn't sure how to tell you, if I should tell you. Our parents are... they're gone, Val, we're the only ones left, and I thought maybe it was better to live with the hope that they were out there somewhere than the knowledge that they weren't.
[He looks down at his hands again, sighs]
Really, though... I was just scared to admit that I left you, that I went to Sharlayan and I never found you again and I thought... I thought you would be angry at me for leaving you behind and I was... I was a coward, and I was selfish, and I'm sorry.