He knew she would ask that question. Never mind that turning Edgington would have landed him in just as hot waters.
"Oh, I should have," he says. Quietly. "But the Authority has existed for only a few hundred years. My history with Russell Edgington goes back nearly a thousand."
There is no way back. The truth it is. As much as it exposes him, as much as these people will never be swayed by soft emotions, many of them are old. They will understand the need for vengeance. And perhaps, they will even respect it.
"My family was massacred. All of them, by wolves. I managed to kill one and I watched him change into a man at the end of my sword."
Looking intently at the cameras.
"And these wolves, they're the same. Sweden, Germany, here."
A small pause. Then the truth.
"With all respect, I did not report Russell Edgington to you, because I want him to die at my own hands."
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Never mind that turning Edgington would have landed him in just as hot waters.
"Oh, I should have," he says. Quietly.
"But the Authority has existed for only a few hundred years. My history with Russell Edgington goes back nearly a thousand."
There is no way back. The truth it is. As much as it exposes him, as much as these people will never be swayed by soft emotions, many of them are old. They will understand the need for vengeance. And perhaps, they will even respect it.
"My family was massacred. All of them, by wolves. I managed to kill one and I watched him change into a man at the end of my sword."
Looking intently at the cameras.
"And these wolves, they're the same. Sweden, Germany, here."
A small pause. Then the truth.
"With all respect, I did not report Russell Edgington to you, because I want him to die at my own hands."