I still feel grief, and loss. But it... isn't as prevalent. Less like have a gaping hole in my chest, less like I'm walking down a tunnel getting only darker and darker.

It's there, but it's not all that I have. You know?

[He still despises the resort and what it stands for. He hates how it feels like it's done nothing but toy with him, but he's also grateful for having Marina and Cloud so near and dear to him. Two very different kinds of affections he holds for them.]

I'd be in a bad way if I didn't have you and Marina. Not to put any kind of pressure on you two.

[But given an inch, and he will have dependency for a mile. Elise gave him just a hint of affection, and he devoted himself to her.

Thus, his sense of loyalty runs deep.]