[That's exactly it. Gangrel's quiet for a long moment before speaking up.]
...The last person I let in turned out to be working with the Grimleal. Her purpose was to keep an eye on me. She never liked me to begin with.
[Okay, that's putting words in Aversa's mouth, but it's probably close enough.]
I didn't remember that at first, but I didn't want to let any of you in anyway. That's how you get hurt; that's how you get killed. You trust no one and maybe you'll stand a chance of living for long enough to see your ambitions fulfilled.
[Or you slip and you befriend someone and it comes to bite you in the ass later. Like now.]
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...The last person I let in turned out to be working with the Grimleal. Her purpose was to keep an eye on me. She never liked me to begin with.
[Okay, that's putting words in Aversa's mouth, but it's probably close enough.]
I didn't remember that at first, but I didn't want to let any of you in anyway. That's how you get hurt; that's how you get killed. You trust no one and maybe you'll stand a chance of living for long enough to see your ambitions fulfilled.
[Or you slip and you befriend someone and it comes to bite you in the ass later. Like now.]