[ He does feel sorry for causing her pain. For making her cry. It still makes him uncomfortable in ways that have him itchy, but this isn't the time to suddenly leave again.
He shakes his head. ]
My name is Kyle. It was the name given to me many years ago, to use as a cover but - it's the name I choose now. [ Ravishan is someone else. Kahlil is complicated. It makes sense to call himself by his title, but it doesn't feel right to ask these people to. It's not what he would ask his friends to call him. He continues, distantly. ]
My parents were killed when I was young. My sister is... also gone now. I was raised in a monastery to become a priest, by men who hated me. [ Some of this she already knows. ] I'm not a good person. You're right - I've been a liar my whole life. A murderer too. I killed when it was asked of me.
[ He had no reason to question it. To do so would mean endangering his life, his sanity. Explaining that part is only an excuse. Kahlil lets out a breath. ]
The rest is more complicated than you probably care about right now, but - my home is connected to Earth. I used to be able to travel between the two worlds. I did live in a city there, with a roommate. He was very kind to me, and I lied to him about who I was too.
[ That's the jist of it. Not a compelling reason to believe him, but, this is who he has been. There are a handful of people here now who know these pieces of his history, that he's shared with. And now she is another. ]
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He shakes his head. ]
My name is Kyle. It was the name given to me many years ago, to use as a cover but - it's the name I choose now. [ Ravishan is someone else. Kahlil is complicated. It makes sense to call himself by his title, but it doesn't feel right to ask these people to. It's not what he would ask his friends to call him. He continues, distantly. ]
My parents were killed when I was young. My sister is... also gone now. I was raised in a monastery to become a priest, by men who hated me. [ Some of this she already knows. ] I'm not a good person. You're right - I've been a liar my whole life. A murderer too. I killed when it was asked of me.
[ He had no reason to question it. To do so would mean endangering his life, his sanity. Explaining that part is only an excuse. Kahlil lets out a breath. ]
The rest is more complicated than you probably care about right now, but - my home is connected to Earth. I used to be able to travel between the two worlds. I did live in a city there, with a roommate. He was very kind to me, and I lied to him about who I was too.
[ That's the jist of it. Not a compelling reason to believe him, but, this is who he has been. There are a handful of people here now who know these pieces of his history, that he's shared with. And now she is another. ]