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[a bit incredulous. He assumed Zero told the entire dome.]
The evening that I first awakened, I was training. I didn't yet realize the change in me, why I felt so energetic but yet wasn't a bit hungry after six days' sleep. Zelda was with me, at her request, to ensure that I did not overwork myself.
When she came close to me -- that is when my hunger struck. [his bloodlust, he means] I did not recognize it for what it was until it was too late.
[glancing away] She offered freely, but even so. Had I known that the hunger would strike with such intensity, I would have behaved differently. [which is why he needs Ashton close by. He's responsible for Ashton, now, as his brother.]