I don't want you to, I-...if it's going to backfire I'd rather it be over and done with instead of just waiting for what could be inevitable.

[Ardyn shook his head, briefly glancing away. What did he actually expect would happen here?]

...I can remember my exile as clearly as if it only just happened, instead of it being ages and centuries ago. If I can't trust people I actively fought to protect--if I can't trust my own brother, can I even trust people who know I'm some kind of monster?