"It is for them to decide. But knowing that and stopping emotions that are hundreds of years old? That is not always an easy task."

He smiled a little and shook his head. He knew his crimes and so did they. Yet they still loved and supported him. That meant the world to him. "I don't know where I would be without them. So I live to have them be happy. Perhaps I'll never find full redemption in my lifetime but at least I can know I brought joy to theirs."