[ that's not a question he's expecting. maybe he should have, but there's a flash of anger in the realization that edgeworth isn't surprised - that he probably knew. there's also the question, as if it's something he can possibly explain, and that fans the quick, instinctive anger as well; edgeworth has no right to this, to judging him.

but that's not him. it's something else, something that's been living under his skin since that day they confronted the witch, and he tries to ignore it. ]

Because I had to. Because a bunch of vampires threw us in a cage together on the full moon, and if I hadn't he would've torn me apart. Because I made a deal with a witch and brought Stevie back, and he was hurting people and it was my responsibility to stop it.

[ ignoring it doesn't work, obviously, and what starts out as a confident assertion that he's in the right spirals into something more bitter, more defensive. ]

And because Ray was going to kill my wife, and because he made me into this- [ he's moved away from the bureau now, and as soon as he realizes he's lost his composure he catches himself, freezes up. the next part is slightly quieter, but it's somehow sharper. ]

Because even if people are naturally good, monsters aren't. Some of them deserve to be put down.