[...oh, snap.

He actually smiles, a little tiny bit. Blink and you'll miss it.]

He was far more of a hero than I, even though both of us started out as bandits. He was quicker to rise to the level of protector, when Harmonia invaded. But he didn't like being a hero, because so much was expected of him. He wasn't allowed to be selfish, and consider his own needs ahead of those of the Grasslands.

[he sighs, then] ...not even by me.