[ For the first time that day, Zechs winced because of something another person said. He frowned - suddenly afraid of what he might say, he frankly went a little pale. ]

That is in remembrance, and as penance, because I do not wish to forget what I had become and what I had lost in becoming it. Even with him here, it doesn’t change the fact my actions lead to his and others’ deaths. Even though he meant to die that day. Perhaps meant me to die as well. I should have been the better man and found some other way. With him alive now in this place, it’s especially important I do not forget myself and slide backward.

[ He looked a little green, then. ] I would like to discuss anything else.