[Daniel flinches, wants to cover his eyes, doesn't let himself. Because he fucking planned that so he could walk things back, but now that they know - it's. It's just a sign that this is exactly what he needs to do. Daniel doesn't know how to do this halfway, knows he'll never get through this if he tries.]

Here, with me, right now, you are. No one and nothing else is going to find you and I -

[his voice breaks, bitter and awful and with an edge of laughter.]

I don't want to hurt you. This is all for your own good.

[He knows exactly how terrible it is. And he did promise to tell the truth too.]