[Then-- had he ever managed to hide it from Kratos? Mentally there's laughter, rueful and almost uncontrolled, at just how well they know each other even now, and even when they were barely speaking to each other.]
How long?
[And he'd never said anything. Of course he hadn't. It probably wasn't relevant.]
...maybe. I don't know if I would have trusted your intent, earlier.
It's over, anyway.
[What-ifs are only going to hurt now, he's realizing.]
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How long?
[And he'd never said anything. Of course he hadn't. It probably wasn't relevant.]
...maybe. I don't know if I would have trusted your intent, earlier.
It's over, anyway.
[What-ifs are only going to hurt now, he's realizing.]