There's something I ought to add to it. [Reflexively, Dorian rubs at his wrist through the sleeve covering the spot that last night had been coated in dried blood.] But I don't think I need to, in your case.
[Which is a strange realization, that he might feel so willing to extend this kind of trust where one of his most deeply-held secrets is concerned. But it feels right.]
People not knowing about this part of my life is a convenience for me-- and it's also a safeguard where some supernatural elements are concerned. I think you understand what I mean by that. [After all, Larus had told him directly that he shouldn't let the city use this part of his life against him.
If only there were a way to be assured it wouldn't.]
Can I trust you with this without putting it down in ink? [With this man, he's finding that he would much rather have it this way than as part of a legal mandate.]
no subject
[Which is a strange realization, that he might feel so willing to extend this kind of trust where one of his most deeply-held secrets is concerned. But it feels right.]
People not knowing about this part of my life is a convenience for me-- and it's also a safeguard where some supernatural elements are concerned. I think you understand what I mean by that. [After all, Larus had told him directly that he shouldn't let the city use this part of his life against him.
If only there were a way to be assured it wouldn't.]
Can I trust you with this without putting it down in ink? [With this man, he's finding that he would much rather have it this way than as part of a legal mandate.]