The reason for Edward's 'perfectly' unmarred state sits in that cage in front of him. It doesn't even take logical awareness for that black irony to register. Not all of the reasons. But the largest portion of them.



Edward's eyes were on Alice.

Ignoring Carlisle words was far easier than ignoring the vitriol of his mind. He'd been unable to do that for quite a long period at this point.



There were far more important questions than why now.