I can't blame you for that, but I'm positive that's not the case.

[One of his hands trails lightly over his own right leg as he thinks, and he makes it more natural by pulling that leg up a little to change how he's sitting.] There's a unique circumstance I can't go into that's explained a bit more in what I remember. They might be able to manipulate my memories, but they can't manipulate my feelings.

[The other dragons, his bond with them... And his feelings on his predecessor. They all match up.] It all matches up, whether you'd like to believe that or not.