[ he frowns, covering up the remainer of his face with his hand. mostly his hand over his mouth out of embarrassment. he removed it then, a frown still on his face ]

Ven was still having...behavior problems. He was my brother and I didn't want him in trouble with Eraqus, especially since he hadn't been with us for that long. So I took everything that he had stolen and stuffed it in my bag when he ran out of the store. They caught me and left him alone. [ he shrugs ]