You're not a fraud. You've never been a fraud.

[stahn won't concede on what he feels. no matter what it is judas wants him to believe, this much can't be changed.

but he speaks a little more gently this time, reaching out to put a hand on his arm. maybe he was a little too harsh in saying that—but even this stahn, who has grown up to be a doting father—is still fiery and passionate as he always has been. when he feels strongly about something, he can't hold himself back.

but right now, he needs to calm himself, so he draws in a breath.]

You can't change the way I feel about this. I've always felt that way... even back then, I always wanted to be as good as you were on the battlefield. Right until the last fight, I thought "how would Leon do this? Would he dodge here? Would he strike?"

I spent a lot of time trying to remember how you fought, because I felt like if I could use some of that, we'd be able to succeed even when things were the worst.

[judas will get an admission that even rutee never heard from stahn, even if everyone else had probably figured it out on their own.]

No matter how I look at it, you've always been amazing and strong. So... my mind is made on that. But...

I don't want you to feel bad about that either.