"For a little while." It isn't really a guarded secret, just not something he talks about much. He usually doesn't talk much at all, but he thinks--is it the food? "And no, he didn't leave. I did."

And it feels strange to think of that day now. He's reflected on it many times, had it pop into his head as he trained or meditated or worked. He'd think of Corvi and the way he looked as he watched Verity go. And Verity remembers turning away before Corvi did. If Corvi did.