25. Breaking Away
"You can't even feign remorse for your sins! For what you've become! You feel nothing, admit it!" Despite the anger in his words, the blue eyes that regarded the incarnated defense attorney, identical to his own, were filled with a combination of disappointment and resignation.
"At ease, brother." Kristoph calmly pushed his glasses up his nose. "I should be emotional one, as I'm the one on death row."
"I'd hoped to get some closure from the man who I've always idolized, and still loved against all odds." Klavier rose from his seat and looked sorrowfully at his condemned sibling. "But if you have nothing else to say for yourself after all you've done, then neither do I, Kristoph. I am breaking away from the ties that bind me to you. This will be my final visit to you, ever." He blinked the tears stinging his eyes. "Auf Wiedersehen, brüderchen."