"Why?" Levi asked, his voice croaked.
Levi screamed 'why?' again when Lexi didn't reply.
[I didn't want anyone to know]
[I didn't want anyone to see you merged]
"But they all know now, don't they?" Levi asked.
[I did it to protect you]
"Protect me from what?!" Levi demanded. He stepped back slowly, multiple thoughts stirring in his head.
He remembered how Lexi almost killed Abby back at the hotel. Lexi wants to hurt him, hurt his friends, Levi thought. He beat Nate to a mash because of Lexi's powers, Brody is dead because it didn't merge with him. Now, Paige.
[Levi, you need to listen to me]
Levi relived the merge, the scales and veins retreated.
He staggered, making his way out of the cave and into the void.
[I'm sorry, okay?]
[I'm sorry, I was naive at that moment and over protective]
[The world is a dangerous place, your surroundings were a dangerous place]
[I had to do it, Levi]