The video ended.
Vance stared at the screen, his father's face frozen in time. Soren stood across the room, his hands clasped behind his back.
"You manipulated me," Vance said. "You used me."
"I used you to survive. To protect you. To keep you alive."
"By lying to me? By making me think my father was the enemy?"
"Your father was the enemy. But he was also the hero. He sacrificed everything to protect you. And I was the one who helped him."
"Then why did you betray him?"
"Because I had to. To save you."
Vance raised his Sig. "I don't believe you."
"Then believe this: your father wasn't the villain. He was the hero. He sacrificed everything to protect you. And I was the one who helped him."
"Then why did you betray him?"
"Because I had to. To save you."
Vance stared at him. "I do
