It's... an explanation we thought could work, but at the same time, not really.

[ Pretending, lying, and the like are just not in their nature. If someone runs with that assumption, then yeah, he can just not correct it until asked. Not giving out details is how they skirted around this particular issue for long.

But he can't keep his Bonded in the dark. His mistake for not realizing it sooner, and Soren had a shocking surprise on him ]

But we're not related in such a way. [ Doesn't mean there is no relation though, and he focuses on tea again, trying to get this right for once ] We're like different faces of the same coin. He is me, and I am him, but at the same time not.

[ There's always a question of how much to tell, how much to explain. ]

I don't want to confuse you, so I'll give you any explanation you need to clarify this.