[ A mess to untangle, huh. Sounds like this man has a lot of things to work through now that he's been given this second chance, but he won't press for any further information. It's now his turn to be interrogated, and he's left wondering just how much he should share, exactly.

Then again, it's not like most parts are worth keeping as secrets. If he doesn't say them, then surely others will in his place. ]

Something like that, but it's quite different from how things are here. Back at Horos... [ A beat passes, leaving him to consider how to put this. ] Things were a lot more dismal. Almost hopeless, sometimes.

[ He sighs, staring idly at his drink. ]

I belonged to the faction that had a tyrant for a figurehead. I'm sure you can imagine the things we were made to do. They won't make for an interesting story, I'm afraid.