[He closes his eyes. Of course. Of course he is still a risk to the rest of the Coven. Roy hasn’t needed to be so bluntly honest. It’s only fair he relays why he asked at all. Still the silence stretches between them until he speaks up again.]
I used to just be a pilot and a soldier. One mission changed all of that. We were attacked and taken prisoner. I was their prisoner and experiment for a year. Or so people tell me. I only remember bits and pieces. I get flashes. Enough that I know it’s all still in there.
I don’t know what people will see if I start hallucinating. The clearest thing I remember is a gladiator pit. The rest I know what to expect. I could guide anyone through the war. But that.
[It would be bad. He can get a handle on himself fast. But sometimes all it takes is a moment for it all to go wrong. He would never have admitted to this much if he didn’t feel Roy could be trusted with it. ...and that it might become a coven wide problem if he gets tainted.]
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I used to just be a pilot and a soldier. One mission changed all of that. We were attacked and taken prisoner. I was their prisoner and experiment for a year. Or so people tell me. I only remember bits and pieces. I get flashes. Enough that I know it’s all still in there.
I don’t know what people will see if I start hallucinating. The clearest thing I remember is a gladiator pit. The rest I know what to expect. I could guide anyone through the war. But that.
[It would be bad. He can get a handle on himself fast. But sometimes all it takes is a moment for it all to go wrong. He would never have admitted to this much if he didn’t feel Roy could be trusted with it. ...and that it might become a coven wide problem if he gets tainted.]