[The crying hurts. It hurts to watch so much, that he ends up looking away. He didn't want to make his sister cry anymore. He never wanted to make her cry- why did it seem so impossible for him to ever make anyone happy? Everything he did was...]

[...wrong in the end. Nothing but wrong.]

[There's a pause before he answers, taking in a breath. He hasn't forgotten Colette mentioning how Seles had gone for revenge, had challenged Lloyd to a fight...]

[He didn't want that. He didn't want anyone to die for him or get hurt for him. ]

It was at the Tower of Salvation. There was a fight, and I ended up outnumbered and, well...I felt it was necessary to get what I wanted done - even if it cost me that much.

It was a pretty stupid way to go, looking back.

[It was a lie, or at least a dodge around the truth. But what choice did he have?]