Cyril's eyes narrowed a bit as he looked back at Merrick. This time when Merrick came forward he didn't step back. "It's never been talked about," he pointed out. "No one has ever brought the fact that I betrayed you that way out into the open. It changes everything."

Zevran had been stunned to hear Cyril describe these feelings that way, but it still felt like that to him. Like he was betraying the trust that Merrick had placed in him.