[There's a pause. It's a long pause, and perhaps a bit telling. Ion doesn't know what to say to that. What he should say. What he wants to say. The words alone sent an unpleasant chill down his spine, knowing fully well just what "going back" would mean for him.]
[But should he say that? Is that something he really wants to talk about right now? He doesn't know. It had been so hard to tell Luke after keeping it a secret from him for so long. And yet there's still that little part of him that feels grateful, knowing now how much closer it brought them. They swore to never keep things hidden from each other ever again. And though there were still things Ion hasn't told Luke about yet... it was a comfort. And it had been a comfort, to be given the chance to mourn his own fate like that...]
[But it was still painful. So painful. Perhaps even more so for the one who had to hear about it. Would it be right to put some of that pain, that burden, on Kohan as well? Would he be like Luke, angry that he hadn't known before, knowing that his words had been hurting Ion all that time without ever knowing? Would he want to know?]
[When Ion finally finds the will to speak, his voice is soft, and more than a little sad.]
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[But should he say that? Is that something he really wants to talk about right now? He doesn't know. It had been so hard to tell Luke after keeping it a secret from him for so long. And yet there's still that little part of him that feels grateful, knowing now how much closer it brought them. They swore to never keep things hidden from each other ever again. And though there were still things Ion hasn't told Luke about yet... it was a comfort. And it had been a comfort, to be given the chance to mourn his own fate like that...]
[But it was still painful. So painful. Perhaps even more so for the one who had to hear about it. Would it be right to put some of that pain, that burden, on Kohan as well? Would he be like Luke, angry that he hadn't known before, knowing that his words had been hurting Ion all that time without ever knowing? Would he want to know?]
[When Ion finally finds the will to speak, his voice is soft, and more than a little sad.]
...I hope not.