[ the fact that it's all that Leia knows makes it all the more painful to recount the story, but it probably wouldn't change much even if she did know more. it's a bad situation all around, and he's trying to take responsibility for it. ]

I think so, too. For some time, I was narrow-minded enough to believe that I had no regrets about the decisions I made... Having time to stop and reflect on them was important to realize how wrong I was.

[ back in Hoenn, he was running away from the situation under the guise of wanting to "explore the world". he still wants to do it whenever he does return to his world, but for slightly different reasons. ]

She did. Our relationship still has plenty of repair to undergo, but it's important to me that I have her trust. I'm not going to leave her to fend for herself again, especially in this world.