Common ground but it's shakey

Crux shifted on his paws nervously and he nearly breathed an audible sigh of relief when Charlie became visible. He gave his brother an awkward nod, and his expression softened slightly as his sister approached. He knew something had upset his sister but he didn't know what exactly, her scent had crossed over with Kite's though and if Kite's aggression towards him was any indication he could imagine. He'd had pain management to bribe her with and he'd still been called a psychopath.

""I-" Crux's voice hitched. "I owe you both an apology." He cast his gaze down, feeling awkward about the whole thing and maybe, just a little bit ashamed. "Charlie I'm sorry for snapping at you. I was angry and shocked but you didn't deserve me taking it out on you." He glanced up nervously before continuing. "I was hoping to give you both a proper explanation. It's not my place to share everything, some of what I know is someone else's story, but it's only fair you both learn some of what I- We have been through. That I try my best to explain myself and why, accident or not, what Basilisk did isn't something I can ever be okay with."

He wanted honestly to simply say it all right now, just let it all flow through and out of him but he waited. Waited for his siblings to decide if they'd let him try to explain or not.


"Speech"