[He could have gone into detail but he had only moments ago met this man. Telling him his entire life story would have taken a very long time... or maybe a painfully short one. While Xie Lian didn't often feel shame he did have many past regrets that he did not always enjoy remembering.

A lot of his past he had forgotten, until recently those memories had been brought back to the forefront. And now he was here in Nippon and he had not yet had the chance to find out just why his past had been stirred. Maybe once he returned?

Either way, it didn't much matter how that he was here and in this strange world.]

I will continue to move forward at my own pace. A friend told me to do that once. To carry on doing things my way, and so I will, until that way becomes impossible and I have to find a new path.

[He looked down at a hand, flexing his fingers for a moment before he smiled.]

I can make a home here for now. Continue on the Path I have chosen.