For a moment his smile becomes a smirk at the magic rock bit, but it fades away as Alan continues talking. He breathes out and sips his tea again, nodding quietly.
He's been angry enough to want to hurt someone, but they've never been in range when he's hit that point. Not for years did he know who had been responsible for taking Karl from him, and when he found out, Justice had taken that moment.
"They hurt you. And you wanted to make them hurt in return." It makes the caged comment more clear; that drive, the desire to hurt the way you've been hurt is its own sort of cage. "But you don't like being that sort of person, so you're caught."
It's an easy conclusion, it seems. "You both want to avoid them and don't?"
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He's been angry enough to want to hurt someone, but they've never been in range when he's hit that point. Not for years did he know who had been responsible for taking Karl from him, and when he found out, Justice had taken that moment.
"They hurt you. And you wanted to make them hurt in return." It makes the caged comment more clear; that drive, the desire to hurt the way you've been hurt is its own sort of cage. "But you don't like being that sort of person, so you're caught."
It's an easy conclusion, it seems. "You both want to avoid them and don't?"