Gods, she's so much more patient than I think I could ever be. Honestly, after everything with Celliwig, just having her near me really helped me put things into perspective. For awhile, I was afraid I was a lost cause, but she never thought that.

[He sighs.]

To be frank...feelings of attachment are...hard for me. I'm more scared of hurting people than I'm scared of getting hurt. I lost so much back home just by virtue of...existing. It feels like if I get close to someone, something's going to appear and hurt them just because they saw something worthwhile in me.

So when I start to feel something towards someone, my first instinct is to spare them the pain. To shut them out.