I didn't want to reveal the fact I had already been through several lives. In turn, that made me lie about wanting to be talentless so that they wouldn't be worried about me. Yet, I still wanted to learn how to cast spells.
And so, I lied again, saying that I was trying to learn "drawing" when in reality, it was just spellcasting.
Just revealing the truth would set up a whole bunch of complications, such as disbelief and confusion.
So the reason I wanted to keep it a secret...
"I guess it's just more trouble than it's worth."
Ned nodded.
"That's pretty much the reason people have secrets in the first place."
I blinked a few times.
"I see..."
After a few moments, I turned towards Ned.
"So... you also have your own secrets?"
Ned smiled awkwardly.
"Well yeah, I would be a hypocrite if I said everyone had their secrets except for me."
I blinked a few times.