[That makes Asch pause in his pacing, just for a moment or two. It's a classic Guy evasion, and it only serves to make him feel cornered, targeted. Like he's the one who needs to explain himself, here, instead of Guy, for his behaviour, for his attitude, for his murder.]
...You've never been honest with me. What reason do I have to be honest with you?
[He hasn't forgotten that, either. Years of lying, of letting Asch believe that they were more than just a master and his hired help. Of depending on Guy as one of his select few precious people, servant, guardian, confidante, friend. He'd never forget the betrayal and the heartbreak he'd felt when Van told him the truth.
Lies and betrayal- those were what broke his loyalty, his trust. Guy, and Van, and countless others. The only one who hadn't lied to him was the only one who couldn't.
And that's what Luke was, in the end. Through the hate, through the abuse, through the arguing and the conflicting emotions... Luke was the only one who couldn't lie to him.
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...You've never been honest with me. What reason do I have to be honest with you?
[He hasn't forgotten that, either. Years of lying, of letting Asch believe that they were more than just a master and his hired help. Of depending on Guy as one of his select few precious people, servant, guardian, confidante, friend. He'd never forget the betrayal and the heartbreak he'd felt when Van told him the truth.
Lies and betrayal- those were what broke his loyalty, his trust. Guy, and Van, and countless others. The only one who hadn't lied to him was the only one who couldn't.
And that's what Luke was, in the end. Through the hate, through the abuse, through the arguing and the conflicting emotions... Luke was the only one who couldn't lie to him.
The only one whose word Asch could really trust.]