The elf so casually admitted his toying with Sam’s belief in his honesty. Hadn’t they been friends, shadow brothers? Where was the elf’s trust? Didn’t he think he could be open with Sam? Sam had considered Dodger a friend ever since the elf had helped him after his escape from Renraku. How had he deceived himself into believing that this elf was his friend? Friends didn’t lie to friends. Friends didn’t deceive friends.