"You wouldn't understand," he muttered, looking dead ahead to avoid eye contact. Regardless of her origins, Lust didn't have a lifelong allegiance the way Scar did. It wasn't survivor's guilt, to him. It was personal duty. They were his brothers and sisters, regardless of whether or not he had a right to share in their lives anymore.

"I didn't ask for any of this. I wouldn't have, if given the choice. I haven't 'earned' anything."