Ed's lips press into a thin line and his gaze drops down to the floor, guilt written clearly on his features. "...just 'cause I didn't know doesn't change anything."

Realistically, he knows Ginko is right, but he can't make himself really believe it. Alphonse, Liore, his own mother...not knowing hadn't been any justification for what he'd caused. It didn't mean he wasn't responsible; not then, and not now.

For a few more moments the silence hangs in the air before Ed speaks again. "How bad is it?"