[Orym sees the way that Dorian recoils from him and there's a moment where he can't hide the flinch in his expression. That's not what he wants. He doesn't want his friends to be afraid of him, doesn't want Dorian of all people to be afraid of him.

He stops moving closer, even if he very much wants to.

A nod at the accusation.]

To bring you here. So I can make certain you're safe. Protected. All of you.

[He spreads his hands at his sides, and there's a glimmer of an almost painful longing there. The world needed to change, the gods needed to be destroyed, the powers of this planet rewritten, for the greater good of the whole of Exandria. But Orym will keep the people he loves safe, still wants them with him.]

I've missed you so much. All of you, but... [Quieter now.] ...especially you.