Cullen can't help it. Blunt is the way he's built. There's not a pretentious or conniving bone in his body. Quite a few people would see that as a weakness. Maybe it is, in their current situation, but he wouldn't change it. Giving up who you are for a cause, no matter what the cause, is a slippery slope. He's seen people unable to get it back, in the end. That scares him far more than the thought of dying.

"I recognize its usefulness. That doesn't make it any less unsettling. I don't imagine it makes it any easier for you, either."