“I don’t like keeping her in the dark,” Jace said. “We’ll tell her in a week. What difference does a week make?” Jace gave him a look. “Two weeks ago you were dead.” “Well, I wasn’t suggesting two weeks,” said Sebastian. “That would be insane.”
The dialogue explores the moral tension of withholding truth, questioning how timing influences emotional impact and responsibility.
In simple terms: Timing of truth-telling matters.
Delay can amplify harm.
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Delaying truth can sometimes protect the vulnerable from immediate shock.
