"Long story." It was hard working with only one face, he couldn't skate his way out of things that felt uncomfortable. "Imagine being told you had no heart for a long time. Suddenly, you realize you are part human--at least to some extent," he poked the crust of bread into the eggs which he still hadn't managed to swallow down. "Then what you are blows up in the face of the one person you never wanted to hurt." It sounded so simple when he actually said it.
"I'm not afraid of anything. I put her life in danger just to get here. Now I don't have a clue what I'm doing. I've just..." he curled his finger around his bottom lip, twisting it around between his thumb. "I've never put anyone else first in my life."