[ This is where he goes silent for a moment, fingers plucking at his clothes. ]

I didn't want her to love a lie. Not really. She's a lawyer, someone who has strong beliefs about... some things and. [ This is England, it's okay. It's okay. ] I've taken lives before. I didn't want to lose her, but I felt guilty for not telling her things like that. In my time it didn't really matter as much, but now...

Either way, I should have told her sooner.