"I have had kindness given to me when I did not deserve it. Consider this as me passing that burden on to you. Your reputation here has been positive so far. Tonight won't change that. Don't throw it away so easily when things can be different for you here."

Erik thinks of how he was when he first arrived. He was filled to the brim with resentment. Here he was, finally somewhere new but it wasn't alone. People who knew his dark past were here alongside him. Some wanted to murder him on sight. Some accomplished that task. And he did deserve it. He just didn't realize that yet. But people here gave him a chance. They listened to his story and they cared. They made him want to become part of something more. Artemy could have that, too.

"Time can work very strangely here. I met a young boy on the island a long while ago who was from my same world but very far into my future. I struggled for some time to comprehend how that could be. I'm still not sure I know."