He considers what he wants to say and how he wants to say it, but specifically, he doesn't want to lie to Edwin. He doesn't want to give him false hope.
"There was something before I was with Arthur. As I was supposed to be on the way there. As... Kayne was delivering on his end of the deal, before the Admiral grabbed me."
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"There was something before I was with Arthur. As I was supposed to be on the way there. As... Kayne was delivering on his end of the deal, before the Admiral grabbed me."
A pause.
"That reminds me of it."
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He shivers lightly.