[ Xichen closes his eyes on his end. His voice is very, very soft, though not too quiet. ]

Thank you, Daozhang. It might ... take a while before I can decide if I should, or I could, forgive myself. But that will not stop me from trying to do right.

It seems trusting too much is not wise, in the end. It allows one to be used, when placed in the wrong hands. But the choice to trust was... still mine.