The old man apologized over and over again, and Hans watched him with a pitying gaze...
He would have liked to tell him it was all fine, he wanted to forgive him but..
Almost five years of his life... spent slaving away relentlessly while he could have lived like most other youngsters...
Spent alone while he could have had the warmth of his grandfather's embrace.
It was difficult to forget.
However...
Hans was too tired to care.
He had found a member of his family after such a long time that even the pain and suffering he had caused him didn't matter anymore.
Also, Hans had something else to say, and he feared the old man might have gone crazy if he didn't comfort him a little bit.
With that, even if not completely sure, Hans interrupted the man's apology as he said:
"It's alright...
It's in the past now, we have to think about the future"
