He stared at his sister as she stared at the paper and then at him again, asking him how it was him.

"I got mad. They..." He started, frowning deeply before scrubbing a hand over his face. "I wasn't cooperating the way they wanted me to. They made...threats. Against you, El, everyone. To use you against me, to make me...behave."

He ducked his head, breathing out slowly and a bit shakily. He really wasn't sure he wanted to go into detail about this. Wasn't sure how any of them would react or if he even wanted to know how they would.

"It just...started with the guards. But the angrier I got..." He looked down, staring at the floor. "I blew the place up..."