[Edgeworth's eyes and mouth alike immediately widen in shock, disbelief, and fear for Kay's safety. The prosecutor may have been weighing a few candidates in his mind, but Kay was not one of them.]
Y-you?! Kay, I...
[And for once, Miles Edgeworth is at a loss for words, or at least words that he's sure are the right ones to use. "I can't ask that of you" is one thing that comes to mind, but pushing away someone offering to make a sacrifice for the truth seems fundamentally wrong. "You would trust me so far as that?" is another thought that crosses his mind, but it seems like such a foolishly sentimental display of weakness and vulnerability he simply should not have.]
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Y-you?! Kay, I...
[And for once, Miles Edgeworth is at a loss for words, or at least words that he's sure are the right ones to use. "I can't ask that of you" is one thing that comes to mind, but pushing away someone offering to make a sacrifice for the truth seems fundamentally wrong. "You would trust me so far as that?" is another thought that crosses his mind, but it seems like such a foolishly sentimental display of weakness and vulnerability he simply should not have.]