Kaz was closer now, but he stopped in order to look Felwinter in the eye. Well in the helmet, rather.

"Then your plan is to...what? Keep lying by omission? Sooner or later others will find out, and if it is later, then any goodwill you have gained will be called into question by that fundamental lie."

Kaz, the person, probably would never use that secret as anything but blackmail, but the thing inside Kaz was motivated by what would cause the most fear.

"Would you rather that secret was no longer yours to tend? It would reduce the time you had to keep lying."