User blog comment:Aegis Runestone/Does anyone else dislike Lucy being... *spoilers*/@comment-62.1.57.15-20120415194656/@comment-94.11.212.19-20120415201006

Cross acted on impluse and regretted his actions immediately afterwards. I think the only reason he stayed with Abestergo was because he thought the Assassins would not forgive him, or kill him.