[Iris won't argue with her, but in a sick display of his own guilt, Suik will. His face doesn't really lift, but in a hollow voice, he explains]

...It's... Iris and I were, at a young age, arranged to be wed. Naihe was someone I came to, well, love. [A pause... a long pause. Iris's face contorts in an odd way there, and Suik sighs before he continued]

I said I lost everything. I suppose In a sense, I took everything from her as well. When I was exiled she lost her betrothed, and then she also lost any station she might've had. I took away her future and her sister, leaving her with the ruins of her family to hold together. And as such I... [His voice is trailing off here, but then as Iris starts to speak again, Suik looks up, knowing what she's going to mention. Naihe is screaming at him in his skull, but this has to be done. The circle needs to be completed]

Dramelle. [That's all she said, but Suik pauses, understanding them meaning... and then says]

I have lived on borrowed time. [He's going to think for a moment on how to say what he needs to say next, so he's leaving an opening for Asch now. He knows he's being unfair, but this has to be done, and a mere Terran s just a tool in this affair... right? He can't know what they feel]