History TearJerker / CiaphasCain

* While trying to get the Tau diplomats out of the city in order to avert a war, Cain's group runs into a group of loyalist PDF. The troops, for entirely understandable reasons, mistake them for traitors and try to arrest them. Cain has them killed. He spends a long moment ruminating on the fact that he spent a great deal effort trying to spare the lives of the criminals in the company who probably deserved execution than these poor bastards who were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

* Cain giving his sash to [[spoiler:the mortally wounded Donal in ''Cain's Last Stand'']]. Especially because [[spoiler:he wasn't actually mortally wounded and he survived to be mind-controlled by Varan. Later, he comes in contact with [[AntiMagic Jurgen]] which gives him enough clarity to apologize to Cain and [[DrivenToSuicide shoot himself]] when he can't break the spell.]]
* As Cain and his Commissar Cadets are [[spoiler:evacuating the Schola Progenium, he looks around his surroundings and notes that the Schola, and in extension Perlia, is the closest thing he's known to a home.]] Given that he's gone at length throughout his memoirs about how unpleasant the galaxy could be, it's surprising coming from him.

* Jurgen's Blank nature. Sure, total immunity to the Warp is a nifty trick, but [[BlessedWithSuck it totally cuts him from other people.]] They immediately recoil when he's around - okay, the odor probably doesn't help - and tend to forget he exists. He likely was ostracized his whole life for something he had no name for and no way to help. Taking that in account, no wonder he's fanatically loyal to Cain -- the Commissar was the ''first'' person to [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe treat Jurgen as if he was someone instead of an aberration]].
* When visiting the dam at night in ''Cain's Last Stand'', Cain is attacked by a combat servitor and has to take cover behind a [[BenevolentArchitecture convenient pillar]]. Upon returning to the site the next morning, he sees the names inscribed in the pillar, and realizes it's not just any statue: it's a monument to everyone who died on the March of the Liberator. Once again, he's saved by the people who gave their lives for him. He also has a flash of guilt when he realizes that it's been so long he can't remember the faces of some of them, even people he knew relatively well.
* The ApocalypticLog of well-meaning governor Jona Warden as he's infected with the Plague of Unbelief.

* When visiting the dam at night in ''Cain's Last Stand'', Cain is attacked by a combat servitor and has to take cover behind a [[BenevolentArchitecture convenient pillar]]. Upon returning to the site the next morning, he sees the names inscribed in the pillar, and realizes it's not just any statue: it's a monument to everyone who died on the March of the Liberator. Once again, he's saved by the people who gave their lives for him.

* Jurgen's Blank nature. Sure, total immunity to the Warp is a nifty trick, but [[BlessedWithSuck it totally cuts him from other people.]] They immediately recoil when he's around - okay, the odor probably doesn't help - and tend to forget he exists. He likely was ostracized his whole life for something he had no name for and no way to help. Taking that in account, no wonder he's fanatically loyal to Cain -- the Commissar was the ''first'' person to [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe treat Jurgen as if he was someone instead of an aberration]].

* Cain spends his entire life behind his cavalier facade and never makes any meaningful connections or [[BeneathTheMask fully entrusts himself]] to anyone, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. A telling moment is his second conversation with her wherein she gently suggests that he could try [[BeYourself being himself]]. He nearly shits his pants thinking she's a psyker and might have him shot for cowardice, completely missing her point. That's ''sad''.

* Cain spends his ''entire life'' behind his cavalier facade and never makes any meaningful connections or [[BeneathTheMask fully entrusts himself]] to anyone, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. A telling moment is his second conversation with her wherein she gently suggests that he could try [[BeYourself being himself]]. He nearly shits his pants thinking she's a psyker and might have him shot for cowardice, completely missing her point. That's sad and messed up on a fundamental level.

* Cain spends his ''entire life'' behind his cavalier facade and never makes any meaningful connections or [[BeneathTheMask fully entrusts himself]] to anyone, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. The most telling example is his second conversation with her wherein she gently suggests that he could try [[BeYourself being himself]]. He nearly shits his pants thinking she's a psyker and might have him shot for cowardice, completely missing her point. That's sad and messed up on a fundamental level.

* Cain spends his ''entire life'' behind his cavalier facade and never makes any meaningful connections or [[BeneathTheMask fully entrusts himself]] to anyone, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. The most telling example is his second conversation with her wherein she gently suggests that he could try [[BeYourself being himself]]. He nearly shits his pants thinking she's a Psyker and might have him shot for cowardice, completely missing her point. That's sad and messed up on a fundamental level.

* Cain spends his ''entire life'' behind his cavalier facade and never makes any meaningful connections or [[BeneathTheMask fully entrusts himself]] to anyone, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. The most telling example is his second conversation with her wherein she gently suggests that he could try [[BeYourself being himself]] in what should have been a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]] moment. Instead he nearly shits his pants thinking she's a Psyker and might have him shot for cowardice, her point completely lost on him. That's sad and messed up on a fundamental level.

* Cain spends his ''entire life'' behind his cavalier facade and never makes any meaningful connections or [[BeneathTheMask fully entrusts himself]] to anyone, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. The most telling example is his second conversation with her wherein she gently suggests that he could try [[BeYourself being himself]]. With any other person that might have ended in a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]] moment. Instead he nearly shits his pants thinking she's a Psyker and might have him shot for cowardice, her point completely lost on him. That's sad and messed up on a fundamental level.

* Cain spends his ''entire life'' behind his cavalier facade and never makes any meaningful connections or [[BeneathTheMask entrusts himself]] to anyone, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. The most telling example is his second conversation with her wherein she gently suggests that he could try [[BeYourself being himself]]. With any other person that might have ended in a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]] moment. Instead he nearly shits his pants thinking she's a Psyker and might have him shot for cowardice, her point completely lost on him. That's sad and messed up on a fundamental level.

* Cain spends his ''entire life'' behind his cavalier facade and never makes any genuine connections or [[BeneathTheMask entrusts himself]] to anyone, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. The most telling example is his second conversation with her wherein she gently suggests that he could try [[BeYourself being himself]]. With any other person that might have ended in a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]] moment. Instead he nearly shits his pants thinking she's a Psyker and might have him shot for cowardice, her point completely lost on him. That's sad and messed up on a fundamental level.

* Cain spends his ''entire life'' behind his cavalier facade and never makes any genuine connections or entrusts himself to anyone, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. The most telling example is his second conversation with her wherein she gently suggests that he could try [[BeYourself being himself]]. With any other person that might have ended in a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]] moment. Instead he nearly shits his pants thinking she's a Psyker and might have him shot for cowardice, her point completely lost on him. That's sad and messed up on a fundamental level.

* Cain spends his ''entire life'' behind his cavalier facade and never actually makes any genuine connections or entrusts himself to anyone, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. The most telling example is his second conversation with her wherein she gently suggests that he could try [[BeYourself being himself]]. With any other person that might have ended in a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]] moment. Instead he nearly shits his pants thinking she's a Psyker and might have him shot for cowardice, her point completely lost on him. That's sad and messed up on a fundamental level.

* Cain spends his ''entire life'' behind his cavalier facade and never actually makes any genuine connections or entrusts himself to anyone, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. The most telling example is his second conversation with her wherein she gently suggests that he could try being himself. With any other person that might have ended in a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]] moment. Instead he nearly shits his pants thinking she's a Psyker and might have him shot for cowardice, her point completely lost on him. That's sad and messed up on a fundamental level.

* Cain spends his ''entire life'' behind his cavalier facade and never actually makes any genuine connections or entrusts himself to anyone, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. The most telling example is his second conversation with her wherein she gently suggests that he could try being himself. With any other person that might have ended in a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]] moment. Instead he nearly shits his pants thinking she's a Psyker and might have him shot for cowardice, her point completely lot on him. That's sad and messed up on a fundamental level.

* Cain spends his ''entire life'' behind his cavalier facade and never actually makes any genuine connections or entrusts himself to anyone, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. The most telling example is his second conversation with her wherein she gently suggests that he could try being himself. With any other person that might have ended in a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]] moment. Instead he nearly shits his pants, thinking she's a Psyker and might have him shot for cowardice, her point completely lot on him. That's sad and messed up on a fundamental level.

* Cain spends his ''entire life'' behind his cavalier facade and never actually makes any genuine connections or entrusts himself to anyone, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. It's the least of his problems, sure, but that's sad and messed up on a fundamental level. The most telling example is his second conversation with Amberly wherein she gently suggests that he could try being himself. With any other person that might have been a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]] moment. Instead he nearly shits his pants, thinking she's a Psyker and might have him shot for cowardice.

* Cain spends his ''entire life'' behind his cavalier facade and never actually makes any genuine connections or entrusts himself to anyone, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. It's the least of his problems, sure, but still. That's sad and messed up on a fundamental level. The most telling example is his second conversation with Amberly wherein she gently suggests that he could try being himself, in what should have been a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]] moment. Instead he nearly shits his pants, thinking she's a Psyker and might have him shot for cowardice.

* Cain spends his ''entire life'' behind his cavalier facade and never actually makes any genuine connections or entrusts himself to anyone, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. It's the least of his problems, sure, but still. That's sad and messed up on a fundamental level. The most telling example is his second conversation with Amberly wherein she gently suggests that he could try being himself, in what should have been a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming moment. Instead he nearly shits his pants, thinking she's a Psyker and might have him shot for cowardice.

* Cain spends his ''entire life'' behind his cavalier facade and never actually makes any genuine connections or entrusts himself to anyone, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. It's the least of his problems, sure, but still. That's sad and messed up on a fundamental level.

* Cain spends his entire life behind his cavalier facade and never actually makes any real connections with anyone, never genuinely entrusts himself to another human being, not even Amberly despite their century-spanning romance. Sure it's the least of his problems, but still sad and messed up on a fundamental level.

* Cain giving his sash to [[spoiler:the mortally wounded Donal in ''Cain's Last Stand'']]. Especially because [[spoiler:he wasn't actually mortally wounded and he survived to be mind-controlled by Varan. Later, he comes in contact with [[AntiMagic Jurgen]] which gives him enough clarity to apologize to Cain and [[DrivenToSuicide shoot himself]] when he can't break the spell.]]

* Cain giving his sash to [[spoiler:the mortally wounded Donal in ''Cain's Last Stand'']]. Especially because[[spoiler: he wasn't actually mortally wounded and he survived to be mind-controlled by Varan. Later, he comes in contact with [[AntiMagic Jurgen]] which gives him enough clarity to apologize to Cain and [[DrivenToSuicide shoot himself]] when he can't break the spell.]]

* Cain giving his sash to [[spoiler:the mortally wounded Donal in ''Cain's Last Stand'']]. Especially [[spoiler: he wasn't actually mortally wounded and he survived to be mind-controlled by Varan. Later, he comes in contact with [[AntiMagic Jurgen]] which gives him enough clarity to apologize to Cain and [[DrivenToSuicide shoot himself]] when he can't break the spell.]]