[ How can he possibly answer that question? How can he answer that question without revealing everything of himself, all the jagged pieces that he knows he holds within him, broken when Torhid fell that never quite healed over? How can he answer that question without giving away everything that he's afraid of letting Percival see?
But he owes Percival an answer, and though reluctant, he doesn't shy away from that, even if he can't quite meet Percival's eyes. ]
...you care. You care so deeply.
[ He doesn't know if Percival will understand what he means. No, he doubts Percival will, and that's why he gives that answer. He refuses to tell Percival things, because Percival cares, and Percival will seek out the truth, and see all those broken edges, will see that Cain isn't noble and pure-hearted. He'll see that Cain is reckless and likely to get himself killed at any moment, and Cain's not sure what Percival will do — but he does know that it'll hurt Percival, the last thing that he wants to have happen. ]
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But he owes Percival an answer, and though reluctant, he doesn't shy away from that, even if he can't quite meet Percival's eyes. ]
...you care. You care so deeply.
[ He doesn't know if Percival will understand what he means. No, he doubts Percival will, and that's why he gives that answer. He refuses to tell Percival things, because Percival cares, and Percival will seek out the truth, and see all those broken edges, will see that Cain isn't noble and pure-hearted. He'll see that Cain is reckless and likely to get himself killed at any moment, and Cain's not sure what Percival will do — but he does know that it'll hurt Percival, the last thing that he wants to have happen. ]