"Yeah, we grew up together in a place that pounded in our heads that everyone is out for themselves." He doesn't want to think about just how deep their betrayal really runs. They had all been close, they had all grown up together, they were a family in a way. "And besides, I mean look at the aftermath. I'm lucky to be alive."

The sympathy on Beleth's face almost makes Ashton want to recoil. He knows it's not pity but it still twists their guy a bit before they push the feeling away.

"We did, Dorian killed him while he was trying to escape. We managed to hunt him down...it was...gross. There was a lot more going on than we knew. Back then we were just a bunch of idiots investigating weird shit in Jrusar."