"I lost my family…" Sheena whispered to Corrine, "I don't want to lose this family either."
I, too, a family once that was lost, Kratos wanted to say.
But he didn't. He didn't quite trust the former-assassin.
Besides, it was too intimate.
"Raine," Genis breathed silently to his sister when he thought everyone was asleep, "Must we keep our secret from Lloyd?"
I, too, have a secret, Kratos desired to share.
But he didn't. He would just be another reason for him to keep his secrets.
Besides, it was too intimate.
"Will I ever find my former home?" Raine spoke into the wall of the ruins, "Will I ever find a new home?"
I, too, lost my home, Kratos yearned to admit.
But he didn't. He knew she would suspect.
Besides, it was too intimate.
"I am afraid." Collette prayed quietly to the imaginary goddess, "What if I fail?"
I, too, am afraid that I will fail, Kratos wished he could declare.
But he didn't. He knew if they did fail, their failure would be one in the same.
Besides, it was too intimate.
"I wonder if mom and dad miss me." Lloyd confessed to Collette, "I wonder if they still love me."
We do. Kratos longed to affirm.
But he didn't. He would soon betray this boy.
Besides, it was too intimate.
Kratos watched as the small group huddled around the fire of their makeshift camp. They smiled and laughed. Raine stroked Genis' hair as he laid in her lap, whispering in his ears of tales of long ago. Sheena playfully held a string out in front of Corrine, beckoning him to catch the small line. Even the Chosen, with her many burdens, beamed at the boy Lloyd as he swung his swords recklessly for practice. He smirked slightly. How he wanted, wished, longed to join them.
But he didn't. He knew it wouldn't help anything.
Besides, that was too intimate.
Too intimate for a traitor.