lies travel faster than truth

CIAN

That was the thing about Cian. Any time the cards had not fallen the way he needed to, his bluff had always been good enough to get him through. Just how many times had he come close to the brink of failure, only to pull out a victory in the end such that no one knew that things hadn't gone according to plan? Impossible to know. The only woman who held those answers was two years in the ground, now.

"Why?" Cian chuckles again, and whatever flicker of kindness had been briefly writ across his face is gone now. If Finn ever had an edge in this conversation, he's thrown it away now. "Because, Finn, when a man decides to take a gamble on his life, to disobey direct orders, that man should have the courage to look me in the eye and stand by his choices." Cian shrugs for a moment, and then adds: "Or else he's just a coward."

Downing his drink and setting it firmly on the table between them, Cian turns to face Finn. His eyes are so light that if you stare at them too long, they seem to lose all colour. "I came here to give you that opportunity, Finn. To say it to my face." It's a gift. A lifeline. A last chance. A way forward. It's whatever Finn wants it to be, but only in this moment. Only in this one moment, does Finn have the chance to choose.

the truth hurts
but lies can k i l l

Code taken from Sky who is utter perfection