Maybe not. [He smiles a little at that, rueful. She is so stubborn. She runs from everyone.]

Anyway, I do not claim she has done nothing wrong. Only that I want to see her find a way to put this behind her and be the woman she was supposed to be, ja? It is a bit painful, when we spent so long early on discussing her ideals. I think she will be someone very good, if she does not remain mired in all of her self-doubts.

[And he takes this a little personally, too. The man I was supposed to be was lost a long time ago, but it is not too late for her.]

You were there, so perhaps there are ways you can help her I cannot. That's all I ask.