And there it is. Malcolm had suspected as much--who else, really, would a demon so imitate in Aleron's life? But now that they're done dancing around the topic, now that it's stated out in the open, it's almost startling. To actually speak directly of it.

"You saw a demon wearing her face." Aleron does not need reminded of this, but it's the same reminder he has for himself, the demon that wore a Templar's long dead face. "You saw nightmares and wants and fears made into a malleable reality within the realm of the Fade. You saw something take advantage of the regrets you have about her and your time doing your duty as a Seeker."

Knowing it all doesn't seem to make the immediate pain of it go away, of course. His expression softens. "There wasn't anything you did wrong, Aleron."