[ Ah. He had begun to let himself wallow in his own guilty feelings, when his focus really ought to have been elsewhere.
He looks up, meeting Uriel's gaze — with a brilliant smile. ]
Looking at it now won't tell you anything — unless you sneaked a peek before.
[ So often Uriel has said, you have mistaken me for a good person. Now he has been mourning the fact that he couldn't help Allen or Rosette or Solomon.
It's backhanded, but he hopes his meaning is still clear: you have helped me. ]
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He looks up, meeting Uriel's gaze — with a brilliant smile. ]
Looking at it now won't tell you anything — unless you sneaked a peek before.
[ So often Uriel has said, you have mistaken me for a good person. Now he has been mourning the fact that he couldn't help Allen or Rosette or Solomon.
It's backhanded, but he hopes his meaning is still clear: you have helped me. ]