It was all a lie.

Veritas was among the first few people that managed to wake up from the Family's deceptive "Sweet Dream", a prison of sorts that gave people a false hope and glimpse of paradise.

Naturally, due to his intelligence, it wasn't hard for Veritas to figure out that the "Sweet Dream" he was trapped in wasn't reality.

You, on the other hand... "Wake up-!"

Veritas was gripping your shoulders tightly, shaking you as he tried to knock some sense in your fogged up head. You looked completely out of it, pale, with empty half-lidded eyes that couldn't focus on anything and anyone.

He didn't want to admit it, but he worried for you. He really did.