Her words caused him to seek her face with his gaze, but Noah didn't say anything until she spoke a second time. She didn't know how to react, which made sense to him. There was not an expected reaction he'd been waiting for, besides hatred. She didn't hate him, or so she said, but that didn't mean she hadn't lost all her respect for him. It was so difficult a situation and Noah's hand reached to rest over both of hers, his touch gentle and cautious, just in case she recoiled quickly.
"There isn't anything I want you to say. I understand that this cannot be something you can easily comprehend. Even I find my own actions unforgiveable." At one point in time, he'd been blinded enough that he thought he was right, but his words upon the Strahl in his dying breath had been proof enough of his regret. He had never wanted to harm Basch the way he had; he was just so hurt he'd lashed out at the one person he'd held dearest.
Still watching her face, he didn't expect to find her gaze anytime soon. "My reason for telling you is simply that I respect you too much to allow myself to keep the truth from you. There are those that know the full story here on Gaia, and were you to hear it from another I would never forgive myself for not telling you sooner." Noah sighed, swallowing thickly. "I... care for you, Quistis... I cannot keep the truth from you and expect to have a real rela-- friendship with you."
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Date: 2010-03-21 09:15 am (UTC)"There isn't anything I want you to say. I understand that this cannot be something you can easily comprehend. Even I find my own actions unforgiveable." At one point in time, he'd been blinded enough that he thought he was right, but his words upon the Strahl in his dying breath had been proof enough of his regret. He had never wanted to harm Basch the way he had; he was just so hurt he'd lashed out at the one person he'd held dearest.
Still watching her face, he didn't expect to find her gaze anytime soon. "My reason for telling you is simply that I respect you too much to allow myself to keep the truth from you. There are those that know the full story here on Gaia, and were you to hear it from another I would never forgive myself for not telling you sooner." Noah sighed, swallowing thickly. "I... care for you, Quistis... I cannot keep the truth from you and expect to have a real rela-- friendship with you."