Anduin blinks in response to Hermione's words of reassurance.
Nothing to be ashamed of.
"I..." he begins, then stops, trailing off and pressing his lips together. "It's. It's not so much that I feel ashamed of -- the way that I feel. It is just that I..."
He casts a glance to the side then back toward Hermione, the look in his eyes somewhat strained.
"It's complicated, Hermione. And I know how that sounds, I know that it -- sounds like an excuse but. Who I am, back at home, and. The things that have happened between us in the past, I. Would not even know where to begin."
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Nothing to be ashamed of.
"I..." he begins, then stops, trailing off and pressing his lips together. "It's. It's not so much that I feel ashamed of -- the way that I feel. It is just that I..."
He casts a glance to the side then back toward Hermione, the look in his eyes somewhat strained.
"It's complicated, Hermione. And I know how that sounds, I know that it -- sounds like an excuse but. Who I am, back at home, and. The things that have happened between us in the past, I. Would not even know where to begin."