[ Why didn't he? Why doesn't Cain ever tell anyone half the things he keeps hidden? Why did he keep secrets from the captain when they'd first met, why did he try to keep Percival from finding out that it was Takasugi who'd stabbed him — in the end, the reason's all the same.
Why didn't he tell Percival before? It's an all too cutting question, striking deeper than Percival can know.
He meets Percival's gaze squarely, but his fingers flex in Percival's hand, giving away his anxiety, just how much he wants to shift in his seat, how little he wants to answer.
But he does answer. Slowly, quietly, picking his words, but he answers. ]
I thought I could keep you out of it. That it'd be... better. If the only one whose hands were stained were my own.
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Why didn't he tell Percival before? It's an all too cutting question, striking deeper than Percival can know.
He meets Percival's gaze squarely, but his fingers flex in Percival's hand, giving away his anxiety, just how much he wants to shift in his seat, how little he wants to answer.
But he does answer. Slowly, quietly, picking his words, but he answers. ]
I thought I could keep you out of it. That it'd be... better. If the only one whose hands were stained were my own.