Colin gives a tight, hollow-eyed smile at Byerly, then Alexandrie.
"I appreciate it, but there's plenty of humiliation to go round. People defending him will have all sorts of things to say about me. I could even have been charged with his corruption, in the Circle."
Not that Greagoire was like that, nor Irving. He glances away, brow furrowed.
"The Templars who hear about this will have to condemn one of us. They're pretty eager to distance themselves from stories like mine. I wonder if we could make it easier for them to condemn him instead. Most of the Knights-Corporal in Kinloch Hold knew what he was doing, and they could ruin me if they united against me."
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"I appreciate it, but there's plenty of humiliation to go round. People defending him will have all sorts of things to say about me. I could even have been charged with his corruption, in the Circle."
Not that Greagoire was like that, nor Irving. He glances away, brow furrowed.
"The Templars who hear about this will have to condemn one of us. They're pretty eager to distance themselves from stories like mine. I wonder if we could make it easier for them to condemn him instead. Most of the Knights-Corporal in Kinloch Hold knew what he was doing, and they could ruin me if they united against me."