And the thing is—the story Ren is telling him is not just that someone died. It's about how Ren was forced to kill them. And it's about the darkness inside Ren, that's part and parcel of him, ineradicable.

Goro wants to know everything about that Ren. He wants to face that darkness that Ren is already transcending. So he trusts, unafraid, snuggling back down in the bed, inviting Ren to come with him, down into the world they could both share.

"Do I want to know what sort of person had racehorses in their Palace?" he asks. "It sounds... controlling."