Mikhail looked at Siegfried/Hope sadly, then smiled faintly; he was not going to cry, even though his heart was breaking once again.

"I will miss you," was all he would say as he left. Then, responding to Sarah, Mikhail would then say:

"I'll use another shower to clean myself; I need to get changed as well. After that, I'll see the other kids; tell them everything is okay. Then, training." And with that, Mikhail went off to wash himself.

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Having changed to another grey T-shirt and pants, Mikhail then went off to see the other children in their rooms. Once he drew near, he would say:

"Are you okay -"

"Mike! Mike!" he would be greeted with happy, exurbiant shouts, before being surrounded by other children who hugged him, patted his back, and began giving him quite a few 'thank you's'. It was clear that the other kids, though some might be frightened of him, would also be grateful to him for freeing them and humiliating their captors. The boy smiled at that.

Hope's personification might leave him one day, but what he embodied would stay.