sins of (our) future.

"I thought you'd be more surprised."

Blackbriar's assessment was an honest one, Damian had to admit. The Crown Prince reached forward and downed his now-cold tea in a single gulp, finding his throat suddenly parched. 

He sighed and ran a hand through his messy hair.

"I've recently come to understand that I might be something of an asshole, at least where my past lives are concerned."

Damian's droll comment rolled off his tongue without much thought. He massaged his temples, struggling to process the full gravity of what Blackbriar's pronouncement meant. The most pressing question of all, of course, was—

"—Why would I kill my own father?"

Damian looked at Tia, then across at Blackbriar, searching for an answer to that impossible question. 

It just doesn't make any sense.