"I always mess things up, whether it was family in the past, friends, or lovers, they've all been disappointed in me. Looking back, when I joined the church and came here, it was a kind of self-destructive self-exile."
"Raising children and teaching you all, I can't say I did it very well. If I had been more patient and gentle back then, maybe Gleid wouldn't have harbored such resentment. It's all my fault."
"You're different from me. Although your childhood was tough, your future prospects are particularly bright, so... you really don't need to worry about this failed old man." Even though Boise took comfort in Valke's growth, he also felt undeserving. The young man before him, if he hadn't been discovered by a teacher at Edith Academy, might have been ruined by his own hands. He was always like this, unable to achieve anything, and now, he was still a burden to this promising new star.
