"It was my choice to follow you. I knew what kind of life I'd be living and I chose it nonetheless. I didn't follow you blindly, Crow, so you shouldn't have to feel like you're responsible for 'corrupting' me." Rean followed him because he wanted to, because he cared for him, and because even if some of the things the Front did were against his beliefs, he thought he could help find a better way. He couldn't stop them from fighting, from performing acts of terrorism, but he could help them - help Crow - find the fastest way to their goals. That was what he thought back then.

"And even before I met you, I'd thought of distancing myself from my family-- You didn't have to tell Elise were I was." Crow would know since he had been up there, eavesdropping on Elise and him, but Rean reminded Crow anyway. He wasn't a noble, and the Schwarzers were better off without him anyway.